Press Release Archives
ACS Journals are routinely featured in news stories by the general press and media as well as numerous outlets for scientific news and information.
Verifying The Authenticity of Organic Foods
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | April 4, 2007
The supermarket sign in the produce aisle says "organic" and the higher price lends credence. But is that organically grown fruit or vegetable authentic or a mislabeled version of some conventionally grown crop? 
American Chemical Society announces agreement with Portico for permanent electronic archiving of ACS journal content
ACS Publications | March 15, 2007
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division has signed a major archiving agreement with Portico, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to preserve scholarly literature published in electronic form and to ensure that these materials remain accessible to future scholars, researchers, and students.
Red Pepper: Hot Stuff For Fighting Fat?
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | February 21, 2007
Food scientists in Taiwan are reporting new evidence from laboratory experiments that capsaicin — the natural compound that gives red pepper that spicy hot kick — can reduce the growth of fat cells.
Coffee: Aroma, Taste and Dietary Fiber
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | February 21, 2007
Already recognized as a source of healthful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds, coffee also contains significantly higher levels of soluble dietary fiber than other commonly consumed beverages, scientists in Spain report.
Recipe For Healthy Garlic: Crush Before Cooking
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | February 14, 2007
Claudio R. Galmarini and colleagues in Argentina and the United States are reporting new evidence that crushing garlic before cooking can reduce the loss of garlic's healthful properties.
American Chemical Society announces editor appointment for new full-article nanoscience and nanotechnology journal
ACS Publications | February 5, 2007
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division has announced the appointment of Paul S. Weiss, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Physics at The Pennsylvania State University, as editor of a new peer-reviewed journal, ACS Nano.
An ancient hair dye based on modern nanotechnology
Nano Letters | September 27, 2006
A hair dye developed 2,000 years ago relied on nanotechnology to change the graying hair of people in ancient Greece and Rome into a youthful black color, scientists in France report.
American Chemical Society announces major expansion of The Journal of Physical Chemistry
ACS Publications | August 14, 2006
The American Chemical Society is pleased to announce that The Journal of Physical Chemistry will undertake a significant editorial expansion beginning in January 2007.
American Chemical Society Announces New ACS AuthorChoice Open Access Option
ACS Publications | August 14, 2006
The American Chemical Society’s Publications Division is pleased to announce an important new publishing option in support of the Society’s journal authors who wish or need to sponsor open access to their published research articles.
First test results on a new nano electric generator
Nano Letters | August 9, 2006
Researchers report the first detailed results of electric power generation with a new technique that could drive implantable medical devices, sensors and portable electronics without the need for bulky batteries or other energy sources.
Toward a synthetic surface mimicking the Namib beetle
Nano Letters | May 22, 2006
Michael F. Rubner, Robert Cohen and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are reporting a technological leap in biomimetic research toward the Namib beetle's feat.
False-positive toxicity tests for carbon nanotubes
Nano Letters | May 22, 2006
Single-walled nanotubes (SWCNTs) top the list of nanomaterials likely to find important commercial, industrial and medical applications.
American Chemical Society first to join Iraq Virtual Science Library
ACS Publications | May 3, 2006
The American Chemical Society was the first of more than 20 scientific publishers and other organizations to agree to offer to Iraqi chemists, engineers and students deeply discounted electronic access to 17,500 full-text scientific journal articles.
Snowe Introduces Green Chem Legislation
Green Chemistry | June 23, 2005
U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) has introduced legislation—the Green Chemistry Research and Development Act—to promote and coordinate ongoing federal green chemistry (Green Chem) research and development.
Parking lot sealant may be polluter
Green Chemistry | June 23, 2005
A Texas study found a coating used in many parking lots may be a major source of potentially harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
American Chemical Society Publications announces new Web subscription policies effective in 2006
ACS Publications | June 6, 2005
American Chemical Society Publications today announced a new Web pricing policy as part of an ongoing initiative to examine journal pricing models and policies and to better serve its institutional customers.
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding ACS Author-driven Initiatives
ACS Publications | March 24, 2005
American Chemical Society policy will offer service to authors of NIH-funded research articles
ACS Publications | March 7, 2005
American Chemical Society announces a new service for ACS authors funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH).
American Chemical Society broadens author-directed article access
ACS Publications | March 7, 2005
As a value-added service to ACS authors and the scientific community and a method of further opening access to its content, the American Chemical Society announced today that the full-text version of all research articles published in ACS journals will be made available at no charge via an author-directed Web link 12 months after final publication.
American Chemical Society broadens access to its articles
ACS Publications | March 7, 2005
The American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, is broadening access to research articles published in its 33 scholarly journals.
