The American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Public Affairs has launched a Chinese-language news site on EurekAlert!, an online science news service sponsored by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The ACS Chinese site will feature reports from research papers authored by Chinese scientists that have appeared in the ACS News Service Weekly PressPac. PressPac is a collection of press releases based on research selected from ACS’ 38 peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the Society’s weekly newsmagazine. Public Affairs staff culls the items from an ongoing review of the more than 35,000 articles published annually in ACS journals and C&EN.
Scientific knowledge has been one of China’s most impressive, but least visible, exports. Dr. Susan King, Senior Vice President, ACS Journals Publishing Group, noted that scientists in China account for about 1 out of every 10 papers published in high quality, high impact ACS journals. It is hoped that the new Chinese-language site will encourage news media in China to publish stories that make the authors’ families, neighbours and colleagues more aware of how this world-class research improves everyday life.
EurekAlert! is a global science news source for reporters and others seeking advanced word of discoveries in science, medicine, engineering and technology. The site, launched in 1996 by AAAS, currently serves nearly one million public visitors per month as well as over 6,900 registered reporters.
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