RSC Publishing's prestigious journal portfolio is about to see further expansion with the announcement that two new peer-reviewed titles, Nanoscale and Analytical Methods, will be launching in autumn 2009. 

Nanoscale will publish experimental and theoretical work across the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Highly interdisciplinary, the journal will complement and build on the nano content already published across the RSC Publishing portfolio, providing scientists in this rapid growth field with a new dedicated subject journal characterised by the quality, speed of publication and innovative technology for which RSC Publishing products are renowned. Nanoscale will appeal to scientists, researchers and professionals interested in nanoscience and nanotechnology, including the areas of physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, materials, energy/environment, information technology, detection science, healthcare and drug discovery, and electronics. 

Nanoscale will be published in collaboration with leading nanoscience research centre, the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) in Beijing, China. Chunli Bai, Director of NCNST and Deputy Vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be Editor-in-Chief of a new Asia-Pacific editorial office for the journal. Markus Niederberger of ETH Zurich and Francesco Stellacci from Massachusetts Institute of Technology will head two further regional offices in Europe and North America. 

Analytical Methods will highlight new and improved methods for the practical application of analytical science. The journal scope includes pharmaceutical and applied industrial analysis, agricultural and food analysis, forensic analysis and heritage science. Analytical Methods will complement the existing RSC journal portfolio of analytical science publications and, with its focus on fundamental and applied modern analytical science, will provide an excellent forum for the wider scientific community, appealing to both academic and industrial scientists. 

From launch, the latest issue of Analytical Methods and Nanoscale will be freely available to all readers via the website. Free institutional online access to all 2009 and 2010 content will be available following a simple registration process.