ACS Editors' Choice
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ACS Editors' Choice®?
ACS Editors' Choice® is a collection designed to feature scientific articles of broad public interest. ACS will select, feature, and make openly available one article per day, free to read for a limited period of time. This is to highlight the newly published work of an author and research team.
What article types will be selected for ACS Editors' Choice®? Will they be new or from earlier editions of ACS journals?
All peer-reviewed article types published in ACS journals may be considered for selection into the ACS Editors' Choice® collection program. It is intended that articles will be nominated into the ACS Editors' Choice program at the time of original publication. However, in certain circumstances, ACS may elect to add articles published earlier into the ACS Editors' Choice® program based on renewed topical or scientific interest or relevance.
How will articles be selected for ACS Editors' Choice®?
Articles selected will be based on timely recommendations from Editors of ACS's 64+ peer-reviewed journals, who themselves are active researchers located around the world. A panel of ACS Publications Managing Editors, who are each PhD-level scientists and are conversant with the current scientific literature and research, will select articles for inclusion in the program.
How are articles in ACS Editors' Choice® accessible?
Articles featured in the ACS Editors' Choice® program will be free to read for a limited period of time. Articles remain in the ACS Editors’ Choice batch after the free to read period ends.
Are the author publishing agreements and licensing arrangements for this new service the same as with ACS journals?
Yes. Authors sign ACS's standard Journal Publishing Agreement when their papers are accepted. No further license has to be signed.
How will people find out about ACS Editors' Choice® articles?
The articles will be promoted and available from the ACS Publications homepage as well as via social media. However, most readers find articles of interest through a variety of discovery tools. ACS journal articles are widely discoverable within curated scientific indices, such as CAS and SciFinder, and publicly available search engines such as PubMed and Google. In addition, interested readers may join the over 250,000 scientists and researchers who already subscribe to ACS Publications' free email alerting service.
What article types will be selected for ACS Editors' Choice®?
All peer-reviewed article types will be considered for selection.
How long are ACS Editors' Choice® articles freely available?
Articles featured in the ACS Editors' Choice program will be free to read for a limited period of time under a Free to Read Terms of Use.
If an author chooses to make an article openly available by selecting one of the ACS AuthorChoice program options, are they still eligible to be selected for ACS Editors' Choice®?
Yes, articles where an author has elected to participate in ACS AuthorChoice will also be considered.