This issue of Nachrichten aus der Chemie is dedicated to the 100 th anniversary of Verlag Chemie, the predecessor of Wiley-VCH. I consider myself a novice in the publishing industry, and my views originate from the perspective of researcher, author, referee, mentor, and editor. The practice of science is multifaceted, and I have always considered dissemination of results at the very heart of the scientific enterprise. In this respect, one should consider that researchers in general are evaluated on the basis of a collection of criteria that include performance as teachers, mentors, and purveyors of science outreach, yet the large majority of...