EDITORIAL

DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201200057

Organic Chemistry: Another Ace in the Pack

In the last few decades, the influence and scope of organic Perhaps the most powerful aspect of organic chemistry is
chemistry has grown apace and it is now at the forefront of research as diverse as chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, and biotechnology, as well as materials science, nanotechnology, and electronics. In much the same way, organic chemistry itself has blossomed into a global endeavor, and few can doubt the extremely rapid advancements that academic, industrial, and national laboratories in Asian countries continue to make in organic chemistry. To put this into context, laboratories in Asia produced approximately 30 % of the organic chemistry papers that were published in the top journals between 2005 and 2009, and the numbers continue to grow. As a testament to this, it is with the greatest pleasure that we now celebrate the inaugural issue of the Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry (AsianJOC). that it is central to the discovery of reactions, catalysts, materials, and biological processes that are highly influential in todays society. The breadth of this research is evident throughout this first issue of the AsianJOC. From the synthesis of a hepatitis C protease inhibitor by Senanayake and co-workers to materials for organic thin-film solar cells from Nakamura co-workers, and a Focus Review on palladium-mediated carbonhalogen bond formation by Jiang et al., it is clear that, because of its integral role in both basic and advanced research, organic chemistry is destined to grow and prosper.

Organic chemists pride themselves on a continued understanding of synthetic and natural intricacies, as well as the

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majesty of rational molecular construction. Now a proud new home has been made for not only world-class research in organic chemistry from Asia, but also for such advances from all over the world. The longstanding dream of the second Asian Chemical Editorial Society (ACES) journal was brought into reality by ACES and Wiley-VCH with catalysis from the Korean Society of Organic Synthesis. The first ACES journal, our sister publication Chemistry An Asian Journal, was launched in 2006 and has rapidly established itself as a top publishing forum for chemists worldwide.

tionship between all sister journals is manifested in collaborations between the journals editorial teams, as well as by the similar outreach of both journals. Access to the AsianJOC is free for subscribers to ChemistryAn Asian Journal and EurJOC for the first two calendar years.

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thanks go to everyone who has supported the launch of the AsianJOC, including the European partner organization of ACES, ChemPubSoc Europe (CPSE). The AsianJOC is also a sister journal of CPSEs European Journal of Organic Chemistry (EurJOC), and the close rela-

addition to the support of the societies in Asia and Europe, we are especially grateful to the dedicated researchers who comprise the Editorial, International Advisory, and Honorary Boards, as well as to the authors who have contributed their articles to this inaugural issue. Building on the continued success of our sister journals, we think youll agree that the AsianJOC has a future that is as bright and exciting as the field of organic chemistry itself. We look forward to your continued support through your next submission to the AsianJOC.

Sung Ho Kang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Co-chair of the Editorial Board

Keiji Maruoka, Kyoto University, Co-chair of the Editorial Board

Deqing Zhang, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Co-chair of the Editorial Board

Richard Threlfall, Managing Editor, Wiley-VCH

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