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Next, for the relatively high-grade articles, there is only one JACS work based on the modification of the ITIC molecular structure.

They changed the one-dimensional linear conjugated structures IDT and IDTT of the central D unit of ITIC to PC and DTPC with two-dimensional conjugated structures, and the ICIN unit at the end did not change.

In the end, two non-fullerene acceptor materials named PCIC and DTPCIC were obtained. The devices combined with these two acceptors and PCE10 donor materials can reach a maximum efficiency of more than 10%.

Although the performance of the device is not particularly top-notch, it also provides a feasible synthesis idea.

The corresponding author of the article is Alex K-Y. Jen. Xu Qiu still has some impressions of this person, mainly because his name is more recognizable.

In addition, when Xu Qiu saw an article by Jen, he found that all the authors except him under the title of the article were from China.

At that time, Xu Qiu preconceived that this should be a foreign research group, so his first reaction was: "Could it be that this foreigner has a special hobby and likes to collect domestic students?"

Then I took a closer look, and found that Jen's work unit is Shanghai Jiaotong University, a friend school, and he turned out to be a specially hired foreign teacher.

Although the general trend of the scientific research circle in the past few years is that domestic scientific researchers go abroad, there will also be people from other countries going to China, just like there are "cents" and "exquisite" people in China, and foreigners also have relatives. Chinese.

When the sample size is large enough, people with a variety of ideas can be observed.

However, in Modu Comprehensive University, apart from the English Department, the number of foreign teachers for other majors is still relatively small.

For example, there is only one foreign teacher in the Materials Department, and he is still a small boss affiliated with someone else's research group, so he doesn't have much sense of presence.

The rest of the non-fullerene acceptor related literatures are the journals of the weak one and two regions.

Among them, there is only one article on the modification based on the molecular structure of ITIC, but their efficiency has not been improved, only 8%, and it was published on JMCA.

Most of the other articles are based on existing commercial materials, such as ITIC series materials, and Xu Zhenghong’s IDTBR series materials. After buying them and mixing them up, they did not make a breakthrough in terms of efficiency, and the concentration was 9%. -11%.

Therefore, the grade of these articles is not up to the level of the top journals in the first district.

After reading all the documents, Xu Qiu went to 218 to discuss with Wei Xingsi the idea of ​​submitting another article on "Joule".

Xu Qiu talked eloquently: "I just saw Xu Zhenghong's "Joule" article, they... the work that senior sister Chen Wanqing is doing in our group... "Joule" journal... Therefore, I think I can try to apply for this job "joule"."

"Well..." Wei Xingsi thought for a moment after listening, nodded in agreement and said, "You can write it in the format of "Joule" first, and before submitting the manuscript, I will send the draft directly to the editor-in-chief of "Joule" and ask him to help read it. Is there any problem."

Under normal circumstances, except for the Cover Letter when the article is submitted, there is no direct communication between the editor and the contributor.

However, if you are familiar with the editor, you can also send an email to communicate if you have something to do, such as making an appointment for a manuscript, consulting the hot direction in the field in the near future, or sending the manuscript to the editor in private without going through the formal submission process, so that the other party Make comments or something.

There are many private contributions.

On the one hand, you can get targeted guidance from the editor, revise the manuscript repeatedly, and submit it until the manuscript is revised to the editor's satisfaction.

However, if you submit a manuscript through the official submission channel, firstly, the manuscript may not be able to reach the editor you know, and secondly, after the editor receives the manuscript, there are only two options, either directly reject the manuscript, or send it to the reviewers, and the manuscript will be accepted. It cannot be changed.

Of course, if it is a giant, there may be a hidden option, the kind that is published directly without reviewing the manuscript...

On the other hand, there is no record of submission for private submissions.

There is no record of submission, which means that there will be no record of rejection. Even if the editor of the manuscript after repeated revisions is still not satisfied, then the next best thing is to submit the manuscript to a lower-grade journal under the same journal company.

However, if the formal submission is rejected, there will be a rejection record within the same journal company. If you submit to the journal company again, the chances of being accepted will decrease.

Of course, it is not so easy to get on the line with the editor.

Especially if you want to get acquainted with the editors of top journals, it is even more difficult.

Either you had a personal relationship before the other party became an editor, such as a classmate or something, or you are a big boss in the industry, otherwise, even if you take the initiative to find an editor, the other party will most likely not talk to you.

Most periodical companies are headquartered in Europe and the United States. Now, as florists are making louder voices in scientific research circles, many periodical companies have also set up branches in China, usually in first-tier cities.

For example, there is a branch of Wiley's AM series journals in Shanghai.

The editor-in-chief inside is of course a foreigner, but there will also be a few domestic editors, and the editorial team is small, only a dozen people.

Not long ago, AM editor Zhang Yude gave a report at Shanghai University of Science and Technology, and Xu Qiu also attended it.

Zhang Yude looked quite young, probably in his early thirties. His report lasted for half an hour, including a 20-minute PPT report and a 10-minute Q\u0026A session.

In the PPT report, he mainly talked about the development history of the AM series of journals, as well as the new journals to be published in the future, and a specific manuscript review process, including the precautions for writing Cover Letters, how journal editors will select reviewers, Is the suggested reviewer filled in when submitting the manuscript useful, under what circumstances will the article be accepted, under what circumstances will it be recommended to resubmit, etc...

At that time, there were a lot of people going to the venue, and many people wanted to show their faces and get online with the editor.

However, most people just get an email address, which is already public and useless.

After the meeting, Zhang Yude paid a special visit to Wei Xingsi's research group, which was also one of his schedules.

After all, the group contributed a lot of high-quality articles to AM this year, among which Xu Qiu has two AM articles at the Grand Slam level.

When Zhang Yude and Wei Xingsi were having tea and chatting, Xu Qiu was also there.

During the chat, Xu Qiu learned about Zhang Yude's resume. He started his Ph.D. in Pretty Country. After graduating from his Ph.D., he did not choose to continue to do scientific research. The editor of the AM sub-journal AFM, later transferred back to China and served as the editor of AM, and has been working in Shanghai for more than a year.

In addition, the editorial profession also requires qualifications. Zhang Yude said that because of his nationality, it is still quite difficult to become the editor-in-chief if he wants to continue to rise.

My usual job is to sit in a normal office, review manuscripts, and occasionally come out to some colleges and universities to give reports, or go back to the headquarters of the beautiful country to report on my work. Although I am stationed in Shanghai, I have to travel around the world from time to time.

After some exchanges, I gave Xu Qiu the overall feeling that editing AM journals is still a very good job.

First of all, the status of journal editors in the academic circle is naturally relatively high, because the editor has a great say whether the article can be passed or not.

Secondly, there is a high probability that the salary will not be low. Although Zhang Yude did not disclose it, it is estimated that it is compared with the salary level of the beautiful country, that is, the salary is US dollars, and the money spent in China is soft sister money. Even if the monthly income is only 4000 knives, annual income 5000 knives, converted to 300000 soft sister coins.

Finally, the job of journal editor is relatively stable. As long as there are no problems such as accepting bribes or abusing power, it is generally not likely to be dismissed.

Of course, the remuneration is good, and the entry threshold is also high. Doctoral degree, foreign scientific research experience, very good English ability, and very familiar with the research progress of at least one scientific research field are the basic requirements.

Not only that, but you also need to improve your understanding of a field and the ability to review articles through continuous learning.

On Friday, Xu Qiu received a text message from the Bank of Communications, saying:

"The credit card has been processed. You can go to the site where you applied for a credit card to pick up the card. The approved amount is 1W2 for the Ruanmeibi account and 2000 for the US knife account."

After arriving at the office, Xu Qiu questioned Wu Feifei and Han Jiaying, and learned that both of their credit card applications had also been approved. It seemed that the three of them had been approved together in one batch.

However, the upper limit of the two girls' credit card Ruanmeicoin accounts is higher than that of Xu Qiu. Wu Feifei's is 1W4, and Xuemei's is 2W. There is no difference in the US knife account, both are 2000 US dollars.

Xu Qiu didn't expect to be treated differently when applying for a credit card. Is it because he looks down on men's spending power? Beware, male fist warning!

However, after thinking about it carefully, he thought it might be because he didn't have any credit records. For example, he had never made any purchases in advance, and he had never used software such as Huabei and Baitiao. A blank sheet of paper.

The bank's risk control system had difficulty defining Xu Qiu's default risk, so a more cautious strategy was adopted.

At noon, the three of Xu Qiu went to the Bank of Communications to get their cards. Under the guidance of the staff, they filled in some materials and downloaded a mobile APP software "Pay the Bill", and bound the credit card they just got to the software. to credit card.

Afterwards, the three returned to Caiyi 216.

Tian Qing was paddling at the desk to catch up on dramas. After seeing Wu Feifei and the others, she took the initiative to greet her and said, "Have you settled the credit cards?"

"It's done," Wu Feifei nodded, and asked, "By the way, we also downloaded a Pay the Bill app. What is the use of this app?"

"Oh, this is still useful." Tian Qing explained: "You can view the details of each expenditure, and you can also set permissions, such as restricting consumption, or setting a daily single payment limit, and then go to the consumption. It’s time to open it, otherwise it may be stolen. Of course, the chance of being stolen is not high.”

After a pause, Tian Qing said to herself: "Besides, when you finally go abroad, someone will definitely ask you to be a purchasing agent. As someone who has been here, let me remind you first that if you can't do purchasing agent, you won't do it." , like our non-professional purchasing agent, the price of the things we buy may not be much cheaper than domestic ones, if you must help others to buy, remember to buy it at the duty-free shop at the airport..."

Speaking of this, Tian Qing possessed a playful spirit and took a few twitches before continuing: "It's the first time I went abroad to go shopping, and I helped someone buy a Kiehl's white clay. I bought it from a physical store in the beautiful country business district. After returning home, I found that the price was 20% more expensive than Taobao..."