About ACS Editors' Choice

With ACS Editors' Choice®, ACS offers free public access to new research of importance to the global scientific community. These peer-reviewed, open access articles consist of research that exemplifies the Society's commitment to improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry.

The selection of these articles is based on recommendations by the scientific editors of ACS journals from around the world; all ACS Publications articles published in 2014 and forward are eligible to be recommended for ACS Editors' Choice®.

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ACS Editors' Choice® Website Features

New Article Daily

One new article will be designated as ACS Editors' Choice® each day and these Articles will remain open for all to access and read.


Article Alerts and RSS Feeds

Subscribe to a free weekly article email on the ACS Editors' Choice® website, or to an RSS Feed alerting you to the latest open access article selections.


ACS LiveSlides Available

ACS LiveSlides are author-narrated presentations that summarize and highlight the published research article. These are available for selected articles.


ACS ActiveView PDF & ACS ChemWorx Integration

All ACS Editors' Choice® articles are available in the ACS ActiveView PDF format, which allows you to add highlights and notes to articles. Your notes are saved in ACS ChemWorx where they are accessible from anywhere using the ACS ChemWorx suite of apps.


Optimized for Mobile Devices

The site is optimized for mobile devices so you can access all ACS Editors' Choice® articles anywhere, anytime. This includes the new article posted every day.


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