ACS Joint Board-Council Committee on Publications
Educational Resources
- Authors of ACS Journals
- Copyright
- Ethics
- Facts About the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of ACS Journals
- Features, Topics, and Supplements
- History
- Librarian Resource Center
Authors of ACS Journals
- Author and Reviewer Resource Center
Highlights policies, benefits, guidelines, and news for authors and reviewers. - ACS Policy on Theses and Dissertations [PDF]
Covers policies on submitting and publishing materials from theses in ACS journals. - ACS Journal Editor’s Policy on Preprints
Unreviewed manuscripts publicly posted on the web will be considered as an electronic publication. - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding ACS Author-driven Initiatives
ACS Pubs Press release from March 24, 2005.
Copyright
The resources below were developed by the Copyright Subcommittee of the ACS Joint Board/Council Committee on Publications.
- Learning Module: What Chemists Need to Know about Copyright
Contains frequently asked questions plus links to other resources and web sites. - Key Principles of Copyright for Chemists [PowerPoint]
Presentation for instructors/librarians. - Copyright Information Pamphlet [PDF]
Tri-fold pamphlet summarizing important copyright information.
See also:
ACS Publications Copyright Forms and Permissions
Includes copyright forms, permission request forms,
and ACS’ policy on theses and dissertations.
Ethics
See also:
Scholarly Publishing Issues — Scientific Misconduct/Ethical Issues
Facts About the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of ACS Journals
- Get “The Most” from ACS Journals
- 2006 ISI Journal Citation Reports Analyses
- Cost per Page Analyses
- Comparative Value of The Journal of Physical Chemistry A&B and Related Publications
Features, Topics, and Supplements
Check out the wide range of interesting and educational materials that were published in Chemical and Engineering News and by ACS Publications. They include topics such as Aha! Moments, ChemChronicles, Critter Chemistry, Hurricane’s Aftermath, Made to Measure, NanoFocus, Periodic Table, Point-Counterpoint, Pharma's Road Ahead, Reel Science, Safety Letters, The Pharmaceutical Century, Top Pharmaceuticals, and What’s That Stuff.
History
Lorrin Garson led the technical development for creating ACS Journals on the Web as well as the ACS Journal Archives. In 2005, Lorrin won the Herman Skolnik Award from the ACS Division of Chemical Information. Below are links to a biographical profile of Lorrin, the full-day Skolnik Symposium that Lorrin organized, and an interview after his retirement a year later.
- Herman Skolnik Award 2005: About Lorrin Garson
- Herman Skolnik Award Symposium: Technology of Electronic Publishing
- Profile of Lorrin Garson — Interview in ACS LiveWire Newsletter
- Accounts of Chemistry Research Celebrates 40 years
- ACS Legacy Archives
- Chemical and Engineering News: 75th Anniversary
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (I&EC) 100th Anniversary
- JACS at 125
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 50th Anniversary Website
- Journal of Physical Chemistry A & B: Editors-in-Chief 1896–2006
- Macromolecules 40th Anniversary Site
Librarian Resource Center
The Librarian Resource Center contains the latest information on ACS products, news, and resources. This site also includes LiveWire, an excellent monthly e-newsletter, plus tools and resources for managing and promoting ACS subscriptions.
