AC S journals dominate chemistry and related categ ories Our 36 peer-reviewed journals rank number one in citations and/or Impact Factor in the seven ISI core chemistry categories. ACS journals also topped eight other ISI categories ranging from agriculture and polymer science to nanoscience & nanotechnology. In all, 24 out of 32 ACS journals receiving Impact Factors for 2006 achieved their highest Impact Factors ever.
CAS celebrates 100th anniversary, Landmark designation Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) celebrated its 100th anniversary and was designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in 2007. Festivities were held in Columbus on June 14 at both CAS and The Ohio State University, which shared the Landmark honor as the home of Chemical Abstracts during the first half century of CAS’ existence. Other events focusing on the centenary included customer meetings in Europe and Japan and a Presidential symposium at the 234th ACS National Meeting in Boston. C&EN also commemorated CAS achievements in a special edition.
ACS lights up Broadway The NBC Jumbotron in New York City’s Times Square screened a public service announcement highlighting ACS, Dec. 8 through 10 and Dec. 18, 2007 to Jan. 1, 2008. The video ran 32 times a day and had an estimated audience of 1. 5 million people daily. The video gave more than 25 million people an opportunity to learn about ACS.
ACS media coverage reaches 400 million people More than 4,500 news media outlets — including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal — featured ACS in stories during 2007. This coverage reached a potential audience of almost 410 million people. Television stations nationwide, including all of the major networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX — also reported on ACS research in journals and from the national meetings. Thirty-one of the Society’s journals received coverage in 2007. Journal coverage reached a potential audience of 146 million people.
ACS introduces chemistry podcasts ACS launched two podcasts in 2007, marking one of the Society’s first forays into this emerging medium. Science Elements, hosted by Steve Showalter, a chemist and ACS member from the Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico, debuted on July 3. Bytesize Science, a podcast for children and young adults, began on Oct. 16. Both are available on i Tunes and by visiting www.acs.org/ pressroom, and clicking on Podcast. i Tunes called Bytesize Science a “New & Notable” podcast in the Natural Sciences and Science & Medicine categories.
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