The article reports on the search for abstracts for the 18th Winter Fluorine Conference, which will be held on January 14-19,2007 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort in Saint Pete Beach, Florida. Abstracts must consist of at least 250 words and must be submitted via the American Chemical Society Online Abstract Submittal System on the Division of Fluorine Chemistry's Website: membership.acs.org/F/FLUO.
The article reports that open-access publisher Public Library of Science has launched PLoSONE, a free online journal that accepts submissions from all fields of science and medicine. Submissions are reviewed by an editorial board prior to the publication. Accepted papers posted on the journal's website are accompanied by board members' comments.
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