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Date:         Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:22:40 -0500
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Subject:      Internet Journal of Chemistry Announcement
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Chemistry Journal to Launch on Internet

The first issue of the Internet Journal of Chemistry (IJC) will be
published on the Internet on 1 January 1998.

Aimed at encouraging global interaction within the chemical community,
IJC will present the latest chemical research findings alongside
development of chemical Internet resources.

Coverage will include the latest research in all disciplines of
chemistry; developments of Internet resources specifically for
chemists; plus reviews of the most relevant chemistry WWW sites.
With publication not limited to page space, IJC will also encourage
interactive comment and debate on published papers using electronic resources.

Benefits for readers of IJC are multifold:

        Publication on the Internet permits colour graphics, video
        and animation, chemical structures and data that is not normally
        associated with print products.  This includes interactive tools
        enabling the readers to manipulate structures and data.

        Papers featured in IJC will be peer-reviewed and will be published
        on the Internet as they are accepted, aiming to bring the article
        to the reader as quickly as possible.

        All articles will be available in HTML and the Journal will also
        provide long-term archive retrieval opportunities, both on the
        Internet and by alternative means, such as CD-ROM.

        First year subscriptions to IJC will be free of charge.  Thereafter
        competitive annual subscription rates will be charged.

Published by Infotrust, Ltd., IJC's Editor, Steven Bachrach comments

  "The principal aim of The Internet Journal of Chemistry is to provide an
electronic venue for the communication of current chemical research, with
enabling tools that allow for presentation of information that cannot be
distributed in print.  In addition, IJC will encourage the development of
Internet resources for chemists.  This includes news of Internet databases
and tools; new software for handling Internet data; visualization tools and
the like.

  "IJC is a fully electronic Journal, committed to the electronic medium.
As such, IJC will feature "living documents" - an interactive service for
readers and contributors alike which will encourage comment.  Readers will
be able to customize the look-and-feel of the Journal, allowing each
readers to view articles in an environment most suited to themselves."


For further information of IJC's scope of coverage and details on how to
contribute, visit the IJC website at http://www.ijc.com.

For further information, contact
Steven Bachrach via email: smb@smb.chem.niu.edu.
or
Department of Chemistry
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb IL 60115
USA
tel + (815) 753 6863