[DCHAS-L] More peer reviewers out there?

If you have never reviewed a paper, ACS has a nice free online training course you can access here, https://institute.acs.org/courses/acs-reviewer-lab.html.

This paper by Igor Alabugin is also a great read, How to Review a Paper.

If you are interested, please email me (mulcahy**At_Symbol_Here**safety.acs.org) (not the entire listerv) with your first and last name, institution/company, and areas of expertise. I will get you on our reviewer list.

Sample topics that span the journal's scope include:

• Fundamental chemical safety research and datasets
• Emerging technologies (e.g., AI/machine learning, virtual reality, green chemistry, decarbonization, advancements in personal protective equipment (PPE), etc.)
• Analysis of previously published safety datasets
• Data from field testing and real-world simulations
• Investigations of new inherently safer materials and procedures
• Effectiveness of chemical health and safety training, tools, or resources
• Scientific studies aimed at reducing chemical exposure and improving laboratory and/or industrial working conditions
• Chemical health safety and security warnings
• Near-miss or incident case studies and accident investigations
• Commentaries on current safety and security issues
• Communications on techniques and engineering solutions that enhance safe and secure working environments
• Reviews, commentaries, and methodologies that address the life cycle of hazardous materials and related techniques.
• Chemical risk assessment and management
• Risk assessment methodologies and applied case studies
• Case studies demonstrating best practices in risk management approaches in a variety of settings (e.g., academic laboratories, industrial research and development laboratories, industrial manufacturing, storage, and transportation)
• Chemical safety and security decision making, including economic considerations
• Laboratory design
• Use of chemicals in other academic settings (e.g., art or theatre departments, research hospitals, etc.)
• Other topics that influence chemical safety and guide tomorrow’s science
• New emerging threats (e.g., COVID impacts on researchers and utilizing chemicals to mitigate associated risks)
• Occupational safety and health related to chemical exposures
• Process safety and security associated with the management of bulk hazardous material
• Regulatory updates, requirements, and implementation
• Emergency response and planning
• Development and management of safety cultures
• Safety commentaries or case studies from other disciplines that provide lessons and insights that could be adapted for chemical safety
• The scientific study of chemical safety training, teaching, and learning