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[交流] A letter from Erik Sorensen

Organic Chemistry Frontiers is proud to share with you a nice letter from the Associate Editor, Professor Erik Sorensen from Princeton University. In this responding letter to a referee, Erik talked about his motivation in working with OCF as well as the expectations to this high quality emerging journal.



The referee: “What do you   envision as the niche for Organic Chemistry Frontiers?”


Erik Sorensen (Associate   Editor, OCF): “First, Happy New   Year to you! I apologize for the long delay.  I just returned from   lecturing in Norway.  I was distracted by the interesting science at   that symposium, the process of slide making, and assigning manuscripts for   Org. Chem. Front.

So, here are some words to express my feelings about that relatively new   journal:  I really like the people associated with it, this includes the   editorial board and the staff at RSC.  The RSC staff is terrific; they   push when they need to and are always inclined to help.

I actually said ‘no’ to the first invitation I received to be an Assoc.   Editor for OCF because I tend to feel that we already have plenty of journals   for publishing achievements in organic chemistry.  Nevertheless, as time   passed, my feelings started to soften.  Rob Eagling and Editor,   Shengming Ma, overwhelmed me with their enthusiasm for OCF.  I was   susceptible to that, in part, because I felt like I should start doing things   that would allow me to give back to our field.  I was also intrigued by   the idea that OCF could emerge as an attractive venue (with high standards!)   for the research advances by the large and growing population of chemists in   China.  Given my status as guest Professor at Tianjin University (during   the summer months when I don’t teach at Princeton), I travel to China   relatively often.  During my visits to China, I am frequently very   impressed by the enthusiasm that exists there for organic chemistry, as well   as the spirit to ‘get better’.  In fact, the chemists I encounter over   there are working really hard to be innovative.  I confess that their   spirit has had a positive effect on my own level of motivation.

So, my wish to start giving back to our field and my expanding interactions   with organic chemists from China are the biggest reasons for my decision to   get involved with OCF.  I am in my 2nd year as an Assoc. Editor, and I   have no regrets.  I am as eager as ever to see OCF compete with all of   the other journals that strive to publish original ideas and results in   organic chemistry, especially in the area of organic chemical synthesis.    Some time is needed before we will know if this journal will earn its   title– Organic Chemistry Frontiers.”
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