This past year,we have celebrated the 30th Anniversary of NJC.Thirty years ago,the journal,then called Nouveau Journal de Chimie(and later New Journal of Chemistry),was founded by Lionel Salem.Salem,who held a chair of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay and was also head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry,proposed the establishing of a mul-ti-and interdisciplinary journal,in which authors from all countries could report their best work on any aspect of chemistry.In particular,he wished to promote dialogue between chemists in different fields.His ideas received strong support from the CNRS Department of Chemistry,and its director of the time,Prof.Jean Cantacuzene,oversaw the launch of NJC by providing personnel and financial support.
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