IUCr 1995 Report - Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

1995 was the first full year of publication of the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation following the Inaugural Issue published in late 1994. The papers published covered all regions of the synchrotron-radiation spectrum as well as sources, instrumentation and methods. Nevertheless, we have sought to improve the scientific and geographical coverage via new appointments to the Editorial Board. An anxiety, however, relates to the fewer number of pages realized compared with the number estimated per issue (i.e. 319 pages for 1995 versus an estimated 1200 pages when the journal is fully established). The geographical impact of the journal so far can be seen from the distribution of papers published by country: UK 23, France 9, USA 8, Japan 6, Germany 4, Italy 3, Australia 2 and one each from China, Denmark and Russia. It remains the case that in the field of synchrotron radiation we see strong `competition' from conference proceedings volumes, especially in Review of Scientific Instruments, which draw papers away from JSR. In contrast, the existence of Synchrotron Radiation News and its features have largely been complementary to JSR. The publication by JSR of the SRI-97 proceedings will be important for the future vigour of the journal. In the shorter term, we await the outcome of the first tranche of subscriptions as the free distribution through 1995 has finished.

J. R. Helliwell, S. S. Hasnain, H. Kamitsubo, Editors

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