Materials Research Society to Publish New Archival Journal

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In a decision that will have far-reaching benefits for the entire All members of MRS will automatically receive a subscription materials research community, the Council of the Materials to the new journal, funded through their 1986 membership dues Research Society gave final authorization in April for MRS to (see box). Consequently, everyone who participates in MRS will establish an archival journal to document interdisciplinary have ready access to the research reported in the journal. research results in forefront areas of materials research. The Members of the nine AIP Member Societies (including the journal, to be titled Journal of Materials Research, is scheduled to American Physical Society, American Vacuum Society, Optical Society of America, etc.) will be able to subscribe to the journal at begin publication in January 1986 following the scope and reduced rates, and the journal will also be available in scientific guidelines outlined by the MRS Publications Committee (see libraries throughout the world. box). journal of Materials Research will be owned by MRS and published for the Society by the American Institute of Physics (AIP). The Editor-in-Chief Selected, Timetable Established Council's decision to debut the journal early next year is the Dr. Charles B. Duke of Xerox Webster Research Center has culmination of several years of active discussion and independent recently been selected as Editor-Ln Chief, appointed to the post by research by both MRS and AIP into the need for such a medium MRS President Elton N. Kauf mann on behalf of the Council. (See for the materials community. It is therefore particularly approarticle in this issue titled "Duke Appointed Editor-in-Chief of priate, the Council indicated, the Journal of Materials Research be Journal of Materials Research.") The selection of Duke to fill this key produced in cooperation with AIP. position resulted from the efforts of the MRS Publications Committee and Council to identify the best candidate for this Broad-Based Study Identifies Need for Central Source of position as well as the foremost representatives of the various Interdisciplinary Research materials areas to serve as Principal Editors. Recommendations for each of these positions were solicited from the international The MRS study was carried out last year by J. E. E. Baglin (1984 materials community, and at one stage over 250 potential Publications Committee Chair), D. R. Campbell (Journal Subcandidates were considered. Final selections for the positions of committee Chair), and G. L. McVay (1985 Publications Committee Principal Editors will be completed by July 1, and manuscripts will Chair). The study gathered substantive input from more than 150 be accepted for review shortly thereafter for publication beginning scientists and engineers widely recognized in various areas and with the January 1986 issue. Announcement of the Journal's disciplines associated with materials research, including both Advisory Board, which will closely monitor its progress, is also MRS members and individ

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