Angewandte Chemie,a saleading chemistry journal, has the responsibility to foster an inclusive environment in chemistry for all. We see the world around us changing,a nd we are changing with it. Together with the German Chemical Society, GDCh, which owns the journal, we are shaping anew version of our journal, with diversity,e quity,a nd inclusion (DE&I), transparency, and ac ontinued commitment to scientific excellence as the guiding principles.
Over the past months, the Angewandte Chemie Council and the Executive Committee have carefully reflected on the role of the International Advisory Board (IAB) as we continue to transform Angewandte Chemie into a more inclusive home for excellent science. With the announcement of our redefined IAB in this Editorial, the new governance structure of Angewandte Chemie is completed.
In their editorial, Reuben Jih‐Ru Hwu and Theresa Kueckmann reflect on the objective of the 18th Asian Chemical Congress (ACC). The ACC is a biennial event organized by members of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS), an official supporting organization for the publication of the three ACES journals Chemistry‐An Asian Journal, Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, and ChemNanoMat. This special issue showcases the high quality of the 2019 ACC, featuring contributions by Keynote and Invited Speakers.
Jianghong Rao obtained his PhD in chemistry from Harvard University in 1999 for research on oligomeric derivatives of vancomycinu nder the supervision of George M. Whitesides. Following aD amon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation postdoctoral fellowship with Roger Y.
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