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In the recent International Assessment of University Research in Chemistry in the UK, Green and Sustainable Chemistry was highlighted as a “far reaching opportunity for chemistry” and one where “active involvement of chemistry in environmental and sustainable technologies is crucially important societally” (see http://www.epsrc.ac.uk)The assessment was carried out by an international panel of experts and it is pleasing to see yet another endorsement of the importance of applying the principles of green chemistry to all aspects of the chemical sciences. The panel also noted that the establishment of the journalGreen Chemistryby the RSC was a useful step. We can be justifiably proud of the recognition of this journal which was also evident in the excellent 2002 impact factor of 2.6 and a large increase in the number of manuscripts received (more than double that in 2000).The panel also noted the good work of the UK’s main green chemistry networking and technology transfer organisation, the Green Chemistry Network (GCN) (http://www.chemsoc.org/gcn) and the CRYSTAL Faraday partnership (http://www.crystal.org) respectively. The success of these organisations is a further indication of the progress we have made in the years since the pioneering work of Joe Breen and Paul Anastas set the scene for the green chemistry revolution. Much of the good work in green chemistry started with the establishment of the Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) in the USA in 1997. The GCI is now a partnership with the American Chemical Society with the goal of “working today to prevent pollution tomorrow through chemistry research and education”. The GCI is now under the directorship of Dr Dennis Hjeresen and we hope to publish an update on their activities in a later issue.The GCI and the GCN have organised and supported several successful green chemistry related symposia in recent years and a highlight of 2003 will be the first international conference on green and sustainable chemistry organised by their sister organisation in Japan, the Green and Sustainable Chemistry Network. This major event is being run in co-operation with a number of organisations around the world including the GCI, the GCN and the Centre for Green Chemistry in Australia. We can look forward to reading papers from this conference in this journal.We have made progress in the five years since Joe Breen set up the GCI but we cannot afford to be complacent! As the international assessment panel has pointed out “…there is no country that can be said to have a broad, vigorous community in academic chemistry that is focussed on management and reduction of pollution and waste.” It is vital that we engage some of the most able academic research groups. It is equally important their efforts are integrated through multidisciplinary and collaborative research involving multiple departments and universities as well as across national boundaries. We intend to promote this inGreen Chemistrythrough the publication of the highest quality research including the work of multidisciplinary and multi-organisational groups.I wish you all a prosperous and successful 2003 and I look forward to seeing a continued increase in the quality and quantity of articles submitted toGreen Chemistry.Scientific Editor,Green Chemistry

ISSN:1463-9262    

DOI:10.1039/b300498h

出版商:RSC    

年代:2003

数据来源: RSC

ISSN:1463-9262    

DOI:10.1039/b300502j

出版商:RSC    

年代:2003

数据来源: RSC

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Albert Matlack is an adjunct Professor at the University of Delaware, Newark, USA. He can be contacted at 3751 Mill Creek Road, Hockessin, Delaware, 19707-9725, USA (email: amatlack@udel.edu)

ISSN:1463-9262    

DOI:10.1039/b300501c

出版商:RSC    

年代:2003

数据来源: RSC