ChemRxiv News
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2024
November 18 - Thieme journal SYNLETT now available through Direct Journal Transfer
As part of our ongoing efforts to connect ChemRxiv authors with top journals in the field of chemistry, we are delighted to announce that SYNLETT, a rapid and innovative chemical synthesis journal published by Thieme, is now a destination for the Direct Journal Transfer program. Thieme is the seventh publisher to be featured, and you can find SYNLETT among the destination journals on our Direct Journal Transfer page. Thank you to the team at Thieme for offering more options for ChemRxiv authors!
October 16-17 - ChemRxiv at Frankfurt Book Fair
Senior Product Manager Ben Mudrak will once again visit the Frankfurt Book Fair to make connections for ChemRxiv and learn about new trends in sharing research. If you would like to meet at the Fair (or anytime), please contact us at curator@chemrxiv.org so we can book a time to chat!
October 2 – ChemRxiv sponsors ChemDojo research conference
ChemRxiv is proud to support and participate in the third annual ChemDojo research conference, organized at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay by a member of our Scientific Advisory Board. In addition to hearing several student and postdoc presentations, Ben Mudrak was able to give an overview of preprints and answer audience questions.
August 18-22 – ChemRxiv presentations at ACS Fall Meeting in Denver
Dr. Ben Mudrak presented at the following sessions on the role of preprints in scientific communication at the ACS Fall Meeting in Denver, Colorado:
- Monday, August 19, 3:00 pm MDT: Speed and trust: How can preprints safeguard against misinformation while remaining a rapid option for sharing research, part of the ACS Division of Chemical Information's symposia on "Elevating the Discussion Around Scientific Information" (slides available here)
- Tuesday, August 20, 2:30 pm MDT: Open science and funder policies, a short presentation and discussion session in the ACS Booth Theater (slides available here)
July 10 – ChemRxiv holds international focus group with science librarians
A group of librarians representing top institutions in the US and Europe met with ChemRxiv to provide insight into how preprints are viewed and utilized by researchers on campus. We are grateful to the participants for their time and suggestions for increasing the adoption of preprints!
May 29-31 – Ben Mudrak attends Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting
Dr. Ben Mudrak represented ChemRxiv at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing. This meeting is a great chance to learn more about emerging trends in sharing research and to make connections with other organizations in the industry.
March 5 – ChemRxiv participates in #RSCPosterLive
Ben Mudrak of ChemRxiv participated in a panel discussion about preprints during the live online poster contest run by the Royal Society of Chemistry (#RSCPoster). It is a pleasure to join a celebration of the open sharing of cutting edge research!
2023
December 1 – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam sponsors ChemRxiv
Since its foundation in 1880, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has stood for scientific and value-driven education, research and knowledge transfer. VU Amsterdam has generously opted to provide financial support for ChemRxiv through its Open Access Innovation Fund. Thank you!
October 18/19 - ChemRxiv visiting Frankfurt Book Fair
This fall, our Senior Product Manager Ben Mudrak will be visiting the first two days of the Frankfurt Book Fair. We are excited to be a part of one of the world’s premier publishing trade shows, and we look forward to making new connections and better understanding how ChemRxiv can fit into the scholarly publishing landscape. If you will be attending the Fair and would like to meet, please contact us at curator@chemrxiv.org so we can make arrangements!
September 29 – ChemRxiv posts our 20,000th preprint
The 20,000th preprint posted to ChemRxiv was “Hsp40 Affinity Profiling Reveals Protein Destabilization Profiles Following Cellular Manganese and Vanadate Exposure” authored by researchers from the University of California, Riverside: Guy M. Quanruda, Macon Abernathy, Ziqi Lyua, Samantha C. Ying, and Joseph C. Genereux. You can read a brief interview with Dr. Genereux on the Axial blog.
August 23 – Take our 2nd annual community survey
With the positive response to last year’s inaugural ChemRxiv Community Survey, we have launched another in 2023. Please take a few minutes to tell us your thoughts on preprints in general and which potential new features for ChemRxiv you consider most helpful. The survey takes only 6 to 8 minutes to complete, and your answers will be kept anonymous. If you complete the survey before September 12, you’ll have the opportunity to enter a drawing for one of three $50 gift cards as a thank you for sharing your feedback!
Take our brief community survey here
August 13 – ChemRxiv hosts happy hour event at ACS Fall 2023
ChemRxiv teamed with ACS on Campus to sponsor a pub trivia happy hour event during the ACS Fall 2023 meeting in San Francisco, CA. Thank you to the many researchers who joined us for some snacks and networking! We hope to continue events like these at future chemistry meetings.
June 13 - ChemRxiv launches new commenting feature
As part of ChemRxiv’s mission to foster connections among the chemistry community, we are pleased to announce that a commenting feature has been added to the site. Readers who log in with their ORCID may now leave a signed comment on any preprint page. We hope that this enables discussion of related work, questions or clarifications to the preprint, and other opportunities to build collaborations. All comments must adhere to our new Commenting Policy, and if you see anything that you feel is not appropriate, please report it with the button found next to the comment. Happy commenting!
March 27 - ChemRxiv adds two new members to its Scientific Advisory Board
ChemRxiv is pleased to welcome Professor Felipe Herrera from the University of Santiago, Chile and Professor Shu-Li You from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry to its Scientific Advisory Board. The Scientific Advisory Board is a global group of advisors who support the management of ChemRxiv by providing feedback on its scope and policies. The Board features 28 renowned researchers from 17 countries working across diverse subject areas who act as liaisons for their peers in the scientific community.
You can read brief interviews with our newest additions online, or browse the full list of Board members on our About page.
February 9 - ChemRxiv included in Clarivate’s Preprint Citation Index
Clarivate recently unveiled the Preprint Citation Index, which integrates preprints from trusted sources into Web of
Science for greater ease of discovery and connection to subsequent peer-reviewed publications. ChemRxiv was one
of five preprint servers selected for inclusion at launch.
2022
Join us at ACS Fall in Chicago to celebrate five years of ChemRxiv
August 22 at 1:00 - 1:30pm CDT, ACS Exhibition Booth Theater, McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, IL
Join Dr. Ben Mudrak, Senior Product Manager of ChemRxiv, in a panel discussion with Dr. Neil Hammond, Publisher for Open Access Journals at the Royal Society of Chemistry, and Dr. Julia Kalow, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University. They will discuss the benefits of ChemRxiv and preprints, key milestones of ChemRxiv, and what the future holds for ChemRxiv. Join us in the theater to find out more and get some ChemRxiv swag!
July 6 - Frontiers journals now available through Direct Journal Transfer
The ChemRxiv Direct Journal Transfer program has expanded yet again with the addition of 11 journals published by Frontiers. Six publishers are now participating in the transfer program, and an up-to-date list of journals, including all Frontiers titles, can be found on our Direct Journal Transfer page.
June 28 - CCS Chemistry joins Direct Journal Transfer
We are delighted to announce that CCS Chemistry, the flagship journal from our partner organization the Chinese Chemical Society, is now a destination journal for ChemRxiv authors through Direct Journal Transfer. The Chinese Chemical Society is the fifth publisher in the transfer program, and you can find CCS Chemistry alongside an up-to-date list of destination journals on our Direct Journal Transfer page.
February 28 - ChemRxiv now accepts reviews
We’re pleased to announce that now authors can send preprints of review articles to ChemRxiv! We accept reviews that provide well-developed context for previous research from multiple sources. For more information, please see our submission FAQs or this blog post.
February 17 - Beilstein-Institut joins Direct Journal Transfer
The Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is now available as a destination for ChemRxiv’s Direct Journal Transfer system. The Beilstein-Institut is the fourth publisher to join the program, expanding options for our authors to publish their work. You can view our updated Direct Journal Transfer page any time for a full list of publishers and journals in the program. For more information, see this announcement.
February 8 - ChemRxiv announces pilot with CHORUS
ChemRxiv recently entered into a pilot program with CHORUS, an industry data provider that helps tie together various stakeholders involved in scholarly research. The pilot will involve the creation of a preprint dashboard that will help connect preprints to peer-reviewed work, funding sources, and related objects such as datasets. For more information, see CHORUS’ announcement.
2021
November 8 - ChemRxiv adds video guide series
In response to questions about the new platform, we have prepared a series of video guides to walkthrough how to use the ChemRxiv site, including submitting content, creating a new version, and using Direct Journal Transfer. Video guides are embedded in related sections of our submission guide and FAQs, but the full array of video guides are always available here.
Sept 21 - ChemRxiv surpasses 10,000 preprints posted
With the posting of “Single-Macromolecular Level Imaging of a Hydrogel Structure” by researchers from Hokkaido University and Tohoku University: Ryuji Kiyama, Takayuki Nonoyama, Sedlacik Tomas, Hiroshi Jinnai, and Jian Ping Gong, ChemRxiv how has posted over 10,000 preprints all-time. Read more about why the authors submitted to ChemRxiv in this blog post.
June 17 - ChemRxiv relaunches on Cambridge Open Engage
We are proud to announce the transition of ChemRxiv to the Cambridge Open Engage Platform. Authors will benefit from the high-quality content, policies, and features with a new and improved user experience. All prior content and user accounts were carried over to the new site. Read more about the platform transition in this blog post.
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This page was last updated on 08.23.2023.
