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1 ACS Publications Division Overview and 2013 HighlightsBrian D. Crawford, Board-Council Committee on PublicationsMarch 14, 2014 Dallas, TXACS Publications Delivered Strong Performance in 2013 Journals Publishing Group continues to flourish Editorial peer review capacity further expanded Editorial succession in place for several key journals New journals successfully introduced; others on track for 2014 Author submissions robust; more than 39,000 articles published Web Usage metrics remain strong; exceeded 83 million downloads Established and new titles show strong Impact Factors and citations C&EN celebrated its 90thyear of publication throughout 2013 New strategic plan for C&EN Media Group underway Comprehensive editorial audit will guide action plans for C&EN Online and print redesigns, and other future initiatives New hire (VP, Business Development and Publisher) successfully pursuing new publishing revenue opportunities ACS Publications Demonstrated Strong Performance in 2013 (continued) Strategic collaborations with CAS continue Tagging of Patent Citations improved the XML tagging for patent citations in the ACS Publications journals during the production process for ingestion into the CAS editorial workflow.

2 Improved Author Affiliation Tagging more granular XML tagging of the institutional information an author is affiliated beyond just the institution in the ACS Publications journals during the production process reduced the amount of manual intervention required by the CAS editorial staff. Author s Original Document captures the original content files submitted by the ACS journal authors and makes the content available to CAS Editorial Operations for analysis. ACS ChemWorxgaining traction An innovative, free service for research management that combines reference discovery and management, professional networking, group and task management and manuscript preparation in a single interface, accessible from Publications Demonstrated Strong Performance in 2013 (continued) Marketing and Sales strengthened our customer relationships Librarian Summits convened throughout 2013 informed our 2014 pricing and new product bundles, and improved communications ACS on Campus events held internationally further elevated the ACS Publications brand and the Society s reputation Institutional renewals and sales growth strong in 2013 ACS Publications Member benefits introduced in 2012 continue to aid M&SA with member retention and outreachACS Publications Demonstrated Strong Performance in 2013 (continued) ACS is Open was introduced for 2014 implementation Bold open access program intended to transition ACS to mixed article economy; designed to aid authors in complying with mandates in UK and Europe, and those anticipated in US and elsewhere CHORUS initiative also gaining traction.

3 ACS in leadership role. US funding agency plans for public access not yet disclosed Legislative activities in US show bipartisan resolve for OA mandates Coordination across funding agencies in US and abroad is increasingly apparent ACS Publications now offers a range of open access options for authors, tailored to various needs and funder requirementsNew Interdisciplinary Journals Have Met with Editorial Success in Service to the Society s MissionACS Applied Materials& Interfaces ACS Chemical NeuroscienceACS Medicinal ChemistryLettersJournal of Physical ChemistryLettersACS CatalysisACS Synthetic BiologyACS Macro LettersACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering20092010201020112010201220122 013co-publishedDivision of Chemical Education2010 Maintaining Editorial Rigor in Response to ACS Author Demand020 00040 00060 00080 000100 000120 000140 000 SubmittedPublishedCompound Annual Growth 2000-2014 (Est.)

4 Submitted Publications Output from Across Asia China the #1 Asian contributor, followed by Japan, India, and South KoreaBeyond China, Editorial Outreach in Indiais a Strategic Imperative for ACSK haragpur, Chennai, Trivandrum :Editorial Delegations and ACS on Campus Events held November, 2013 Over 83 Million COUNTER-compliant full text article requests All-time high for ACS Journals Increase of 3% over 2012 21 ACS Journals recorded monthly usage records in 2013 JACSset monthly record of full text downloads in October 2013 137 Million Abstract page views 5% increase over 2012 Nearly 4M abstracts viewed on ACS Mobile since launch 60,000 installs on iOSand Android devices since launch Over 267,000 unique ACS IDs are now associated with the ACS Web Editions platform (up 30% over 2012 registrants)ACS Publications Web PlatformSignificant gains in 2013 ACS Publications Web Platform TodayAn Integrated Discovery EnvironmentACS Journals 1 Million original research articles and growing ACS Legacy Archive.

5 Digital archive of all journal articles from 1879-1995 (465,000 articles) 800,000 pages of legacy Supporting Information addedACS Books Advances in Chemistry: Archive-only product (1949-1998) ACS Symposium Series: Archive (1974-prior year) and current year subscriptions More than 1,400 titles; 27,000 chapters(30 books added each year) ACS Style Guide Online, free to subscribers to the All Publications and Academic Core Plus packagesChemical & Engineering News Flagship magazine of ACS C&EN Archives (1923 2013) Over 100,000 original news stories Hosted Webinars Since 2009, ACS Publications has been the recipient of fourPROSE Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence from the American Association of Publishers for our development of leading-edge technology productsACS Publications Recognized for Innovations in Electronic Publishing2008 ACS Publications Web PlatformBest new website or platform2013 ACS ChemWorxBest new app or e-product2010 ACS MobileBest new e-productPhysical Sciences & Mathematics.

6 Innovation in ePublishing2011C&EN MobileBest new app or e-product50%35%42%48%44%56%87%53%37%48%5 1%53%52%87%64%46%58%60%63%60%93%WileySpr ingerScience/AAASRSCN ature PublishingElsevierACS PublicationsCONTENTFEATURESINFORMATION RETRIEVALR eaders Value the ACS Publications ExperienceACS Platform Users Affirm Satisfaction with Content, Features, and Retrieval BASE ALL RESPONDENTS N = 2640 NOTE: CHART INDICATES % SATISFIEDFrom Full Text Reader Preferences Survey contracted by ACS Publications , December 2013 ACS ActiveViewPDF (and ACS ChemWorx) Presents the preferred composed view of an article Enhances the static page content with interactive data elements from SciFinder Links the article to ACS ChemWorx Growth platform for mobile and digital-first publicationOur Four Open Access Pillars:New ACS Open Access InitiativesACS Central Science:A new journal that s free to both readers and authorsACS Editors Choice: Free public access to new research of importance to the global community.

7 One article each dayACS Author Rewards: Encouraging ACS authors to choose open access with a $60-million stimulus programACS authorchoice : Expanded to include new options to help authors meet open access requirements, including ACS Certified Depositof the published article version of recordACS Editors Choice New in 2014 Free Mobile and Web Access Available Optimized for quick access to the most popular article elements (journal name, authors, abstract & images) Meets the demands of our growing mobile audience Designed and built on top of our standard platform, using Agile methodologyACS Editors Choice January launchACS Editors ChoiceFree Articles from Across the ACS Journals PortfolioACS AuthorChoiceMore pricing OptionsACS Certified DepositeCommerceMore pricing OptionsAll Publications Subscribers SAVE 25%ACS MembersSAVEA dditional 50%ACS Certified Deposit The final version of record for ACS copyrighted articles is deposited by ACS in repositories on behalf of authors, in exchange for participation in acs authorchoice .

8 ACS deposits the final version of record into repositories ACS will maintain a record (think transcript ) of deposits, and will provide a certification of deposit for authors On the Publications website, the article is made open access after 12 months ACS Journals Publishing Agreement allows self-archiving by authors of accepted manuscripts under certain conditions. Supportingthe version of recordis aligned with ACS #1 goal -to be the most authoritative, comprehensive, and indispensable provider of chemistry-related developmentsin progress for authorchoice , CC-BY, CC-BY-NC-ND: Terms of use links Permissions processing in Copyright Clearance Center s RightsLinkACS Author Rewards ACS Announces $60 Million in Open Access Stimulus Funding for Authors $1500 in redemption certificates for each of 40,000 peer reviewed articles published in 2014 to corresponding authors Redeemable against any ACS AuthorChoiceoption.

9 Valid for 3 years from January 1, 2015 December 31, 2017 Designed to facilitate author compliance with OA mandates Credit(s) to appear before the end of 2014 in ACS Central ScienceHighly selective, peer-reviewed journal: Will publish 100-200 articles annually No article publishing charges for AuthorsCovers the breadth of chemistry research Will publish exceptional multidisciplinary papers across the broad spectrum of the chemical sciences, including chemistry and chemical engineering, life sciences and biomedicine, physics and materials science, and computational science and engineeringLed by a renowned scientist and active researcher and international editorial board To be appointed and announced in 2014 All articles will be freely available online immediately upon publication Initially sponsored by ACS additional sponsorship under developmentMore about new ACSOpen Access Initiativesmay be found Publications Division Overview and 2013 HighlightsBrian D.

10 Crawford, Board-Council Committee on PublicationsMarch 14, 2014 Dallas, TX