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Nature Progress Sustainable Chemistry Details Rigorous Editorial and Peer Review Process

Nature Progress Sustainable Chemistry Details Rigorous Editorial and Peer Review Process

Nature Progress Sustainable Chemistry has outlined its comprehensive editorial and peer review process for academic submissions. Each new manuscript is assigned to a primary editor, who evaluates its novelty, impact, and relevance to the journal's scope. Manuscripts meeting these criteria are then sent to external reviewers for further assessment. The journal employs a single-anonymized peer review process, with an option for double-anonymized review upon request. Reviewers are required to disclose any competing interests and agree not to share papers with un-named colleagues. Editors make decisions based on reviewer advice, which can range from acceptance to rejection, or a request for revisions. Authors can appeal rejection decisions, though reversals are rare and typically occur only if a serious error or bias is identified. The journal also offers a manuscript transfer service from other Nature Portfolio journals, allowing authors to carry over previous reviews.

Novacium-Led Consortium Secures RAPID Funding for Green Hydrogen Project Development

Novacium-Led Consortium Secures RAPID Funding for Green Hydrogen Project Development

Novacium-Led Consortium Secures RAPID Funding for Green Hydrogen Project Development

From Homeschooled Student to Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist

From Homeschooled Student to Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist

Theodore William Richards, an American physical chemist, made indelible contributions to the field of chemistry, most notably through his precise d...

RIKEN, IBM, and Cleveland Clinic Achieve Quantum Chemistry Simulation of 12,635-Atom System

RIKEN, IBM, and Cleveland Clinic Achieve Quantum Chemistry Simulation of 12,635-Atom System

Researchers from RIKEN, IBM, and Cleveland Clinic have successfully completed the most resource-intensive heterogeneous quantum-classical (HQC) computation for quantum chemistry to date. This groundbreaking work involved simulating a 12,635-atom system, a significant leap in complexity for molecular simulations. The workflow decomposed molecules into fragments, utilizing up to 94 qubits on IBM's ibm_cleveland and ibm_kobe quantum processors. Over 239 hours, the team ran 21,006 circuits and collected 3.0 x 10^9 measurement outcomes. This achievement represents a greater than 40-fold increase in system size and up to a 210-fold improvement in accuracy compared to previous methods, with HQC results matching coupled-cluster (CCSD) accuracy in fragment energies. The simulation of two protein-ligand complexes, containing 11,608 and 12,635 atoms respectively, marks a new scale for HQC calculations. Supercomputers Fugaku, Miyabi-G, and ROQUO were also employed, achieving 72.5% parallel efficiency in computing frag...

John R. Shook's 'Pragmatism' Book Copyright Information Available

John R. Shook's 'Pragmatism' Book Copyright Information Available

John R. Shook's book titled 'Pragmatism' has its copyright information accessible through Google Books. The details indicate that the pages displayed are by permission of MIT Press. This information is part of the book's publication data, typically found at the beginning of a published work. While the full content of the book is not available as an eBook through this specific Google Books link, options are provided to find the print version via Amazon.com or by searching in a library. The listing also includes standard navigation for screen reader users, offering an accessible mode with essential features.

Media History Digital Library Offers Free Access to Historical Film and Broadcasting Periodicals

Media History Digital Library Offers Free Access to Historical Film and Broadcasting Periodicals

The Media History Digital Library (MHDL) is an open-access digital initiative that provides free public access to over 2.5 million digitized pages of historical trade papers, fan magazines, technical journals, and industry yearbooks. These documents cover cinema, broadcasting, and recorded sound from the early 1900s through the 1960s. The platform, powered by its Lantern search engine and hosted via the Internet Archive, allows researchers to conduct full-text optical character recognition (OCR) searches across rare periodicals such as Variety, Photoplay, and Moving Picture World without subscription fees. Founded in 2011 by film historian David Pierce and developed with Professor Eric Hoyt at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the MHDL aims to eliminate geographic and institutional barriers to historical media research. The initiative is now under the stewardship of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR) and the Department of Communication Arts at UW–Madison, bridging traditional arc...

ICFO Researchers Discover Chromium-Ruthenium 'Perfect Couple' for Enhanced Water Electrolysis

ICFO Researchers Discover Chromium-Ruthenium 'Perfect Couple' for Enhanced Water Electrolysis

Researchers at ICFO have identified a novel method to improve water electrolysis, a process crucial for producing green hydrogen. As detailed in an article published in Nature Materials, the team, led by ICFO professor F. Pelayo García de Arquer, found that combining ruthenium with chromium creates a more stable and efficient catalyst. Ruthenium, while effective in speeding up water splitting, tends to over-oxidize and dissolve during operation. The addition of chromium acts as a 'grounding' agent, preventing ruthenium's degradation. This interaction, observed through advanced electron microscopy and synchrotron spectroscopy, shows that neighboring ruthenium and chromium atoms form stable units through oxygen bridges, where chromium buffers ruthenium's excessive oxidation while maintaining its catalytic activity. This discovery could significantly impact the production of renewable hydrogen.

How Theodore Richards Became the First American Chemistry Nobel Laureate

How Theodore Richards Became the First American Chemistry Nobel Laureate

Theodore William Richards, a distinguished American physical chemist and the first American Nobel laureate in Chemistry, led a life that uniquely b...

Scientific Community Mandates Disclosure of AI Tool Usage in Research Submissions

Scientific Community Mandates Disclosure of AI Tool Usage in Research Submissions

The scientific community is implementing new guidelines requiring authors to declare the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing upon submission of papers. This mandatory disclosure aims to ensure transparency regarding the role of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Grammarly, in the research and writing process. Authors must specify the name(s) of the AI tool(s) used, the purpose(s) for their application (e.g., language refinement, grammar checks, data analysis, image generation), and the extent of AI involvement in the manuscript. This declaration should be placed in a new section before the references list, or in the acknowledgements or methods section, depending on the AI's specific use. For instance, if AI was used for data analysis, it should be noted in the methods section. This initiative reflects a growing recognition of AI's capabilities in academic work and the need for clear ethical standards.

ICML Implements New Policy on Generative AI Use in Research Submissions, Mandating Disclosure and Author Responsibility

ICML Implements New Policy on Generative AI Use in Research Submissions, Mandating Disclosure and Author Responsibility

The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) has introduced a new policy for 2027 regarding the use of generative AI tools in research submissions. This policy permits the use of AI tools, such as large language models, in preparing papers, provided that their use is explicitly disclosed. Authors are now required to include an 'AI Disclosure Statement' at the end of their paper, detailing how generative AI tools were utilized for research or writing tasks, how AI-assisted outputs were evaluated, and any material use of AI relevant to understanding or reproducing the work. The policy emphasizes that authors retain full responsibility for all content, including the correctness and originality of scientific claims, experimental results, code, and citations, regardless of AI involvement. Routine editorial assistance, like grammar correction or formatting, does not require disclosure unless it materially alters the intellectual or scientific content.

Natural Polymer Hydrogels Emerge as Sustainable Solution for Medicine and Environmental Remediation

Natural Polymer Hydrogels Emerge as Sustainable Solution for Medicine and Environmental Remediation

A recent scientific review published in Discover Polymers highlights the growing importance of hydrogels synthesized from natural polymers as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-derived polymer networks. These natural hydrogels, characterized by a two-phase architecture of a solid crosslinked matrix interspersed with liquid, primarily water, offer high elasticity, tunable viscosity, and responsiveness to environmental cues. Unlike synthetic polymers, which contribute to plastic pollution due to their lack of biodegradability, biopolymers sourced from renewable resources are biocompatible, non-toxic, and undergo benign enzymatic biodegradation. The review details the structural foundations of these sustainable matrices, which are derived from terrestrial plants, marine organisms, and agricultural residues like corncobs, bagasse, bamboo, cotton, and cereal straw. Key biopolymers include lignin, starch, carrageenans, and chitosan, each offering unique properties for hydrogel formation. Material scientists c...

Scholarly Publishers Implement Guidelines for Responsible AI Usage in Peer Review Process

Scholarly Publishers Implement Guidelines for Responsible AI Usage in Peer Review Process

Scholarly publishing organizations are increasingly implementing guidelines for the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the peer review process. The Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, for instance, has updated its guidelines for reviewers, emphasizing the confidential nature of unpublished manuscripts and prohibiting their upload to AI tools that cannot guarantee confidentiality. Reviewers who utilize AI-assisted tools are now required to fully disclose this to the editor, detailing the 'Why, When, Where, What, and How' of their AI usage. This includes the reason for using AI, the timing of its application, specific comments formulated with AI assistance, the name and version of the AI tool, and the process used to ensure privacy and validate AI output. This initiative aims to address the ethical and governance challenges introduced by AI in scholarly publishing while improving efficiency.