This issue ofPure andApplied Chemistry celebrates its 60thAnniversary, its Diamond Jubilee. It brings together articles on diverse themes by 12 scientists, winners of the IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists and the IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists during the last decade since 2011, the International Year of Chemistry, and makes a fitting tribute to the journal on its 60th anniversary. The journal Pure and Applied Chemistry started life in 1960 as the scientific journal of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in order to publish reports and papers from its commissions, sections and divisions in a systematic and unified way [1]. The aim was to make this information available to the worldwide scientific community and not just in the chemistry publications of member countries, who played a crucial and significant role, but were unable to make all the papers and recommendations available. Proceedings of scientific conferences were also included. Since then Pure and Applied Chemistry has grown in size and in breadth for several reasons, but its basic structure has remained the same reflecting the excellent choices made at the journal’s inception. First, the work being carried out by IUPAC’s volunteer scientists in promoting a common language in and understanding of the concepts of chemistry through recommendations and technical reports that are published in PAC, all of which are open access, as well as in the well-known series of colour books. Secondly, selected articles based on presentations made in IUPAC-endorsed conferences which have increased in number and contain the latest state-of-the-art advances in the topics of the conferences and are written by world experts. Thirdly, special issues which have a specific theme [2] or are winners of awards, such as this special issue. The world currently faces many challenges that include health, foods and the environment, and included in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the 2030 Agenda. Chemistry plays an important part of the solution to many of these challenges, and research in fundamental science underpins the development of the science and technology needed for all such applications. Recognising and rewarding early career researchers is an important way of furthering this aim. That is why, since 2000, IUPAC has awarded annual prizes for the most outstanding Ph.D. theses in the area of the chemical sciences, based on detailed analysis of a 1000-word essay on the candidate’s research by the prize selection committee. IUPAC is very pleased that in 2014, Solvay joined this initiative to establish the IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists [3].

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纯粹与应用化学钻石禧年发行

本期《纯粹与应用化学》庆祝其成立 60 周年，即钻石禧年。它汇集了 12 位科学家、IUPAC-索尔维国际青年化学家奖和 IUPAC 青年化学家奖获得者在自 2011 年国际化学年以来的过去十年中关于不同主题的文章，并向该杂志致敬在其成立 60 周年之际。Pure and Applied Chemistry杂志创刊于1960年，是国际纯粹与应用化学联盟（IUPAC）的科学期刊，旨在系统、统一地发表其各委员会、分会和分会的报告和论文[1]。目的是向全世界科学界提供这些信息，而不仅仅是在成员国的化学出版物中，谁发挥了关键和重要的作用，但无法提供所有文件和建议。科学会议论文集也包括在内。从那时起，Pure and Applied Chemistry 的规模和广度由于多种原因而不断扩大，但其基本结构保持不变，这反映了该期刊成立时所做的出色选择。首先，IUPAC 的志愿者科学家通过在 PAC 上发表的建议和技术报告促进化学概念的共同语言和理解而开展的工作，所有这些都是开放获取的，以及在众所周知的系列彩色书籍。第二，精选文章基于 IUPAC 认可的会议上的演讲，这些会议数量增加，包含会议主题的最新进展，由世界专家撰写。第三，具有特定主题[2]或获奖的特刊，例如本期特刊。世界目前面临许多挑战，包括健康、食品和环境，并被列入联合国 2030 年可持续发展目标议程。化学在解决许多这些挑战方面发挥着重要作用，基础科学的研究支撑着所有此类应用所需的科学和技术的发展。认可和奖励早期职业研究人员是进一步实现这一目标的重要途径。这就是为什么自 2000 年以来，IUPAC 为最杰出的博士颁发了年度奖项。化学科学领域的论文，基于对候选人研究的 1000 字论文的详细分析。IUPAC 很高兴在 2014 年，索尔维加入了这一倡议，设立了 IUPAC-索尔维国际青年化学家奖 [3]。