Accounts of Chemical Research (accounts-of-chemical-research)

Accounts of Chemical Research, published by the American Chemical Society, occupies a distinct niche in the review literature: it publishes concise, personal accounts written by a researcher (or a small team) describing the development and implications of their own research program, rather than comprehensive reviews of an entire field. The tone is first-person and narrative, tracing how ideas evolved, what surprises arose, and where the program is heading. The journal is largely invited — most Accounts are solicited from chemists who have made a sustained, recognised contribution to a sub-field — but unsolicited submissions from authors with an equally compelling body of …