“EJMS Protocols” is a new section of EJMS—European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, which has been introduced to facilitate communication of methodology—practical details of how to be successful with experiments in mass spectrometry.

The website for NIR-2013 (Montpellier, France, 1–7 June 2013) is now online at www.icnirs2013.com.

JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy is preparing a Special Issue on NIR Imaging. The issue is being Edited by Professors Marena Manley and Gerry Downey, and is due for publication in mid-2012.

It is with great sadness that we announce that John Shenk passed away on 15 September 2011. Peter Flinn has posted more information in the NIR Discusson Forum.

At the conference dinner of the annual meeting of the British Mass Spectrometry Society, two awards were made to leading British mass spectrometrists.

JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy's Impact Factor has increased to 1.57 in the 2010 figures just released.

The Publishers and Editors recognise the importance of Impact Factor to many authors and will continue to work to increase it whilst ensuring that JNIRS remains the vehicle for publication of the NIR community's research.

Papers for JNIRS can be submitted via our online manuscript submission and tracking system at www.impublications.com/authors/