The ACS Symposium Series was first published in 1974 to provide a
mechanism for publishing symposia quickly in book form. The purpose of the
series is to publish timely, comprehensive books developed from the ACS
sponsored symposia based on current scientific research. Occasionally, books
are developed from symposia sponsored by other organizations when the topic is
of keen interest to the chemistry audience.
Before agreeing to publish a book, the proposed table of contents is
reviewed for appropriate and comprehensive coverage and for interest to the
audience. Some papers may be excluded to better focus the book; others may be
added to provide comprehensiveness. When appropriate, overview or
introductory chapters are added. Drafts of chapters are peer-reviewed prior to
final acceptance or rejection, and manuscripts are prepared in camera-ready
format.
As a rule, only original research papers and original review papers are
included in the volumes. Verbatim reproductions of previous published papers
are not accepted.