Journals

Scientists share their findings by writing papers in peer reviewed journals like Organic Letters and Organometallics. The peer review system means that several anonymous scientists read their paper and decide if it is worthy of publication. This prevents suspicious data from being published.

Publishing papers is a source of prestige. The skill of a scientist is partially measured by how many publications they have, the quality of the journals that they publish in, and how many times their papers were cited by other researchers.

Perhaps one of the most important skills that a scientist can have is an effective ability to search through the scientific literature and find answers to their questions. When someone wants to make a new chemical, often they can find a procedure that will give them the chemical they desire in a journal paper that may be quite old.