1961–2011: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of physica status solidi !
1961–2011: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of physica status solidi !
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10.1002/pssa.201121801
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2011-01
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M. Stutzmann
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M. Stutzmann
Fifty years, half a century, are a long time not only for human beings, but also for scientific journals. When physica status solidi was founded as a new journal dedicated to all aspects of solid state physics by K. W. Böer, W. Franz, P. Görlich, P. T. Landsberg, A. Seeger, and F. Stöckmann on 12 December 1960, nobody would have expected this new-born child conceived among quite turbulent boundary conditions to have such a long and prosperous future. Only one month after the first issue of physica status solidi was published on 1 July 1961, the BerlinWall and the Iron Curtain erected since August 1961 completely transformed the world in many ways, and science certainly also was severely affected by this change. During the time of the ColdWar, under the Editorship of K. W. Böer (1960–1961), P. Görlich (1962–1986), and E. Gutsche (1986–1995), physica status solidi fulfilled the important task of providing a forum for the scientific exchange between researchers from the East and theWest. During those times, physica status solidi also became known for the excellent service the journal provided for its authors in terms of editorial support in copy-editing and production. More importantly, physica status solidi from the start was dedicated to keeping production and publication times as short as possible, without compromising on the quality of the peer review that published articles have to satisfy. We have done our best to maintain this philosophy over the years, also after the Iron Curtain came down in 1990. At that time, physica status solidi suddenly was exposed to the ‘‘advantages’’ of capitalism and went through several iterations of changes in ownership (Akademie-Verlag, VCH Publishing Group, Wiley-VCH) and the corresponding changes in management. The fact that physica status solidi has weathered all these changes in good spirit as a scientifically and economically sound enterprise on its own clearly demonstrates that the general concepts and ideas behind an international journal started 50 years ago are still valid today: broad coverage of all aspects of solid state physics, strict and fair peer review, and last but not least excellent day-today editorial support of our authors.