Biosensors & Bioelectronics Vol. 7 No. 10 (1992)
Development Notes & DNA Ipapers,
n addition to our usual complement of refereed this issue features two new types of article. We are hoping that as well as having great reader appeal, these articles will prompt further discussion and open the door to others like them. In response to the growing maturity of the biosensors and bioelectronics industry we feel that it is now appropriate to include technical information in other formats. As well as the need for rapid communication of novel results, there is a need for the publication of what we have chosen to call “Development Notes”. We are looking forward to receiving technical articles of a more commercial or pre-competitive nature where the biosensor, or other device, has reached the stage of early field trials. There is, I feel, a demand for the prompt publication of patent-related work too. This activity is also firmly rooted in the commercial world. The development of new devices and the implementation of prototypes and commercial demonstrators is receiving ever greater interest and the industry’s leading journal must respond.
should point out that we aware that it is imperative not to let standards drop and to avoid compromising the integrity of the publication. In the case of the articles in this issue, strictly adhering to the procedures of the refereeing process might have prevented the publication of otherwise interesting work. Whether or not this would have proved to be the case may be academic but it certainly would have taken longer and meant that the results would have lost their timeliness. We therefore extend an invitation to other workers to publish their results here in B&B. The international readership of B&B encompasses both the academic and industrial base and is of a very high standing. The publication can, I think, lay claim to being unique in its approach and service to the industry. It presents an ideal opportunity for presentation of development trial and pre-competitive commercial results. As always, we also welcome your comments and ideas on the subject.
Useful Pointers
DNA in Bioelectronics
There must be many readers who are, or soon will be, in a position similar to that of the authors of the articles in this issue. Your work is not entirely suitable for the conventional refereed journal approach but contains much vital new information and originality. For others who will be reading these reports there will be many very useful pointers as to their own future work. We think that you will agree that these reports deserved to be published and that the “new” format of B&B makes this rather easier than in other publications. Publication of the non-refereed articles in this journal takes much less time than for the refereed papers (although we are working on speeding up that aspect too). The submitted work is thoroughly assessed by the Senior Editors and revised as necessary with the authors by fax before going into production. I
In closing my editorial for the last time this year, I’d like to conclude on a less serious note. I draw your attention to the Bioelectronics Update section. Whilst perusing the literature (well that’s what I call reading the New Scientist and its ilk), I came across a couple of items which describe novel new uses of DNA. Whilst it may not strictly be classifiable as “bioelectronics” the second item does bring another twist to the notion of biological materials working in conjunction with electronics. However, it does somehow seem irreverent to see the basis of life being used in something as banal as semiconductor fabrication. On that sombre, almost religious, note I take my leave of you for 1992. There is one last thing to do and that is to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year! Roy Szweda
0956-5663/92/$05.00
01992 Elsevier Science Publishers
Ltd.
673
Development Notes & DNA Ipapers,
n addition to our usual complement of refereed this issue features two new types of article. We are hoping that as well as having great reader appeal, these articles will prompt further discussion and open the door to others like them. In response to the growing maturity of the biosensors and bioelectronics industry we feel that it is now appropriate to include technical information in other formats. As well as the need for rapid communication of novel results, there is a need for the publication of what we have chosen to call “Development Notes”. We are looking forward to receiving technical articles of a more commercial or pre-competitive nature where the biosensor, or other device, has reached the stage of early field trials. There is, I feel, a demand for the prompt publication of patent-related work too. This activity is also firmly rooted in the commercial world. The development of new devices and the implementation of prototypes and commercial demonstrators is receiving ever greater interest and the industry’s leading journal must respond.
should point out that we aware that it is imperative not to let standards drop and to avoid compromising the integrity of the publication. In the case of the articles in this issue, strictly adhering to the procedures of the refereeing process might have prevented the publication of otherwise interesting work. Whether or not this would have proved to be the case may be academic but it certainly would have taken longer and meant that the results would have lost their timeliness. We therefore extend an invitation to other workers to publish their results here in B&B. The international readership of B&B encompasses both the academic and industrial base and is of a very high standing. The publication can, I think, lay claim to being unique in its approach and service to the industry. It presents an ideal opportunity for presentation of development trial and pre-competitive commercial results. As always, we also welcome your comments and ideas on the subject.
Useful Pointers
DNA in Bioelectronics
There must be many readers who are, or soon will be, in a position similar to that of the authors of the articles in this issue. Your work is not entirely suitable for the conventional refereed journal approach but contains much vital new information and originality. For others who will be reading these reports there will be many very useful pointers as to their own future work. We think that you will agree that these reports deserved to be published and that the “new” format of B&B makes this rather easier than in other publications. Publication of the non-refereed articles in this journal takes much less time than for the refereed papers (although we are working on speeding up that aspect too). The submitted work is thoroughly assessed by the Senior Editors and revised as necessary with the authors by fax before going into production. I
In closing my editorial for the last time this year, I’d like to conclude on a less serious note. I draw your attention to the Bioelectronics Update section. Whilst perusing the literature (well that’s what I call reading the New Scientist and its ilk), I came across a couple of items which describe novel new uses of DNA. Whilst it may not strictly be classifiable as “bioelectronics” the second item does bring another twist to the notion of biological materials working in conjunction with electronics. However, it does somehow seem irreverent to see the basis of life being used in something as banal as semiconductor fabrication. On that sombre, almost religious, note I take my leave of you for 1992. There is one last thing to do and that is to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year! Roy Szweda
0956-5663/92/$05.00
01992 Elsevier Science Publishers
Ltd.
673
