Jan Reedijk discusses how citation metrics are pushing editors, referees, and authors into strategic and sometimes unethical behavior

Citations And Ethics

New Year’s Greetings from GDCh President
Professor B. Albert, the new GDCh (German Chemical Society) president, introduces herself to the membership

Energy Mix for Global Welfare
A. Jess, University Bayreuth, and colleagues analyse what the annual energy consumption needs to be

Angewandte Chemie 51/2011: Precision Control
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: November 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for November 2011

Proteins in Focus
Adjustable protein microlenses made by femtosecond laser direct writing

Geothermal Power Generation
Geochemical and process engineering challenges for geothermal power generation

New Coat for Golden Rods
New pretreatment process delivers biocompatible, stable gold nanorods for tumor treatment

Fundamental Research Needs Excellent Scientists and its Own Space
Helmut Schwarz and Daniela Kneißl outline the requirements for excellent fundamental research

Angewandte Author Profiles December
Robert Mulvey, Xinliang Feng, Rhett Kempe, and Zhang-Jie Shi are interviewed this month