THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AND THOMSON ANNOUNCE LINKING AGREEMENT
Web of Science Full-Text Links Expand to Include ACS Publications
Philadelphia, PA USA-London UK - 01/24/2005 — Today, The Thomson Corporation announced its Scientific business has entered into an agreement with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division to provide Web of Science® subscribers, who also subscribe to American Chemical Society Publications, with links to the full-text of articles from ACS Web editions.
Current subscribers to ACS Web editions and Web of Science which includes access to Science Citation Index®, Index Chemicus ®, and Current Chemical Reactions® can now link directly into the ACS journal of their choice. ACS Web editions consist of over 33 peer-reviewed journals which are among the most cited, most requested, and most respected journals in chemistry.“We believe these access improvements will greatly facilitate research capabilities in the expanding chemical and related sciences communities,” said Dean Smith, vice president, Sales & Marketing, ACS.
“We are committed to expanding our subscribers’ access to the full-text articles of scholarly journals,” said Phil Heller, Senior Director of Linkage Business Development, Thomson Scientific. “We are delighted to offer our customers direct access to the ACS Web Editions full text.”
About American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the
U.S. Congress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 159,000 chemists
and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases,
convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy
and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C.,
and Columbus, Ohio.
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