Category: Organizational/Internal Matters
Scientific Editor for Pure and Applied Chemistry – Call for Nominations
Professor James R. Bull, Scientific Editor of Pure and Applied Chemistry, is stepping down at the end of 2013 after serving as Scientific Editor, faithfully and with distinction, since 2002. IUPAC requests nominations and/or applications to succeed Professor Bull in this position. The mandate for the Scientific Editor will be to maintain the scientific standards implemented by James, focus on the international profile of the journal, and explore creative ways to engage with the IUPAC community in the digital 21st century.PAC is published monthly and includes recommendations, reports, as well as lectures from conferences.
Nominations will be accepted from NAOs as well as from individual scientists. In either case, a CV, a brief statement of interest, and an outline of thoughts on the journal should be submitted to the Secretary General at rdeplanque@iupac.org. If an NAO is making the nomination, a letter of nomination from the NAO should also be included. The deadline for nominations is 31 May 2013.