Specialised Journals

This subject has blossomed into one in its own right, with a substantial literature with wide appeal through journals specialising in inorganic, biochemical, biophysical and theoretical chemistry. Only the barest outline may be given of work in this field owing to the confines of the space available, and the interested reader is referred in particular to a recent review by Spiro and Loehr (98). 

The themes of the safety culture and the safety climate are among the most popular subjects for publications in scientific journals specialising in industrial risks (and risks in public services, transportation and medicine). Most of the articles and books propose tools to evaluate the culture, especially questionnaires. 

In compiling this book, the author has drawn freely from all sources of information available to him—research notes, original memoirs in scientific journals, reference works on organic chemistry, the numerous text books on practical organic chemistry, and pamphlets of manufac turers of specialised apparatus. Whilst individual acknowledgement cannot obviously be made—in many cases the original source has been lost track of—it is a duty and a pleasure to place on record the debt the writer owes to all these sources. Mention must, however, be made of Organic Syntheses, to which the reader is referred for further details of many of the preparations described in the text. 

Diffusion now has its own specialised journal. Defect and Diffusion Forum, which published the successive comprehensive international conferences devoted to the parepisteme. 

By way of example, Volume 26 in Group III (Crystal and Solid State Physics) is devoted to Diffusion in Solid Metals and Alloys, this volume has an editor and 14 contributors. Their task was not only to gather numerical data on such matters as self- and chemical diffusivities, pressure dependence of diffusivities, diffusion along dislocations, surface diffusion, but also to exercise their professional judgment as to the reliability of the various numerical values available. The whole volume of about 750 pages is introduced by a chapter describing diffusion mechanisms and methods of measuring diffusivities this kind of introduction is a special feature of Landolt-Bornstein . Subsequent developments in diffusion data can then be found in a specialised journal. Defect and Diffusion Forum, which is not connected with Landolt-Bdrnstein. 

One classification is of special importance there is a small minority of materials journals that can be described as broad-spectrum, compared with a much larger number which are specialised to a greater or lesser degree. Probably the first broad-... 

An example of a journal hovering between broad and narrow spectrum is Journal of Alloys and Compounds, subtitled an interdiciplinary journal of materials science and solid-state chemistry and physics. One which is more restrictively focused is Journal of Nuclear Materials (which I edited for its first 25 years). Ceramics has a range of journals, of which the most substantial is Journal of the American Ceramic Society. Ceramics International is an example of an international journal in the field, while Journal of the European Ceramic Society is a rather unusual instance of a periodical with a continental remit. More specialised journals include Solid State Ionics Diffusion and Reactions, and a new Journal of Electroceramics, started in 1997. 

A wide variety of possible sources of published information has been scanned to ensure maximum coverage. Primary sources have largely been restricted to journals known to favour or specialise in publication of safety matters, and the textbook series specialising in synthetic and preparative procedures. 

A market can only develop when the increased safety of chemical prodncts is recompensed by an actual willingness to pay. Private and professional chemical users only become concerned with the health and environment-related qnalities of a product (quality awareness) when they are informed effectively. Specialised journals and television news play an important role in this area. 

More than ever, analytical chemistry is a lively discipline with applied research, specialised journals and many international events (Pittsburgh Conference, Salon du Laboratoire, Analytica, etc.) attended by internationally recognised manufacturers. 

Chipman, B. and Helfrich, L. (1988) Recreation specialisations and motivations of Virginia River anglers. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 8,390-98. 

Values of these properties for many substances are available in handbooks, specialised reference books and journals. Some of these properties can also be estimated using commercial programmes. When the values are not available, the properties must be estimated or determined experimentally if a successful application of the appropriate separation operation(s) is to be designed. 

It is well written and is a very comprehensive review of the literature on alkaloids. For investigators specialised in alkaloids or students of natural products chemistry, this book is a highly recommended item." —Harry H. S. Fong, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, reviewing Vol. 4. 320pp (still available Vols. 1—5)... 

Annales de Chimie [Ann. Chim. (Cachan, Er.)] (2004-). Previous CASSI abbreviation Ann. Chim. (Paris) (1789-1815, 1914-2003). From 1816 to 1913, the title was Annales de Chimie et de Physique [Ann. Chim. Phys.]. There have been various series of volume numbers the fifteenth series, Vol. 1 appeared in 1976. From 1978 (Vol. 3) series designations ceased. Since 1973 this journal has specialised in solid-state chemistry in 1978 Science de Materiaux became a subtitle. Free online full-text archive 1841-1913 from Gallica (Bibliotheque nationale de France) http //gallica.bnf.fr/. Publisher Lavoisier. 

In this chapter we outline the sources of information about biochemistry and molecular biology that are available in the literature. We start with textbooks, of which there are many, with different emphases, before moving on to more specialised monographs and then the primary literature in scientific journals. The subject is well served by reference books, practical handbooks, and periodicals which summarise methodological aspects, and these are considered next. There then follows a brief discussion of computer-based literature searches. The chapter concludes with advice about the use of protocols in biochemical and molecular biological experiments and keeping proper records of experimental work in laboratory books. 

Despite its limited size, this book has a fairly broad scope it starts with access to the literature of biochemistry, sets out the main features of the organisation of a biochemical laboratory, discusses a range of laboratory methods, both general and more specialised and concludes with coverage of some advanced instrumental techniques. It is not a practical handbook in the sense that experiments are described, or experimental protocols are presented in detail, rather it contains the information necessary for the reader to plan experiments and to be in a position to appreciate what conclusions could in principle be drawn from particular experimental approaches. It is also one of our aims to stimulate the reader to use methods that they may not be currently very familiar with. For reasons of space, we have been able to describe methods in detail in only a limited number of cases, and for this we have selected core techniques, which find wide application. Elsewhere, we have had to rely on the literature to take matters further in doing this, we have given preference to widely accessible journals, reviews and more recent monographs. 

The two most relevant international and national emissions-trading specialised websites have been visited (Point Carbon and Canalmedioambiental) and relevant documents on the NAP process collected. In addition, structured questionnaires were sent to the individual associations of all the covered sectors, most of which replied in written form. Personal interviews were undertaken with several energy and climate change experts. For reasons of confidentiality of the information requested by some of the interviewed sectors, their responses are integrated in a general manner in this paper, unless their opinion has been made public otherwise (e.g. publication in journals, press releases etc.). 

Carson SD (1996) Greater specialisation for improved seed-lots in New Zealand new developments for efficient selection of parents and evaluation of performance. New Zealand Journal of Forestry, 47(1) 12-7... 

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