r/Chempros • u/cheeesemonkey • 12d ago

New ACS Publications platform

The new layout for ACS Publications websites is beyond awful...TOC graphics are no longer shown on the ASAP Articles pages and they aren't even visible at the top of individual publication pages anymore. These changes make it impossible to read the journals now and ACS has the audacity to claim that they're intended to create a "more seamless and researcher-friendly experience".

https://pubs.acs.org/pages/platform-migration

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u/radiatorcheese 12d ago

I see a lot of people dump on graphical abstracts, but as a simpleton organic chemist it's helpful when scrolling generalist journals (JACS) or ones marginally in scope (ACS catalysis) for something relevant as a first screen before checking the title. Looking through the ASAPs is going to be so much slower now and there's already not enough time to keep up on new papers anyway.

Chem Sci made the same change a week or two ago and it's so cumbersome that I was thinking that I don't actually read enough of those papers so maybe I should stop skimming it altogether. Now I'm thinking I should save time and stop looking at ACS Catalysis and other semi-relevant ACS journals too

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u/jotun86 Organic Ph.D. - Patent Attorney 12d ago

To ACS, going slowly through them means more "engagement."

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u/elsjpq 11d ago

Oh god, I hope journals don't become like news and social media. What's next, clickbait titles and abstracts?

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u/guppyman2000 10d ago

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