The annual report of the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents for 1958 includes various papers and a budget application. Notable contributions include works on solar energy, rocketry, freshwater for arid lands, chemical element abundance, earthquake studies, ecology, pest control, and cultural impacts. The 1959 "Review of the National Research Council (Canada)" covers the council's activities up to December 31, 1958, with additional later work. It includes reports from division directors and committee activities, distributed to scientists and research institutions. A new journal, the Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, has been launched by Elsevier to consolidate research in electroanalytical chemistry. The journal features prominent electrochemists and sets a high standard, but the increasing volume of papers poses challenges. Critics argue for a more critical approach to existing journals. The Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is a new journal focusing on rapid publication of well-documented short communications in experimental biology. It aims to achieve quick publication, with papers ranging from ten to twenty per monthly issue, and maintains high-quality reproduction standards. Mr. K. W. Humphreys and Mr. H. D. Barry highlight the high cost of scientific periodicals and propose a table of comparable journals with minimal advertisements. They suggest that reducing costs could increase journal circulation. A study by W. K. Wilson and B. W. Forshoe on document preservation by lamination recommends pre-treatment with alkaline media for papers containing significant amounts of acid.The annual report of the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents for 1958 includes various papers and a budget application. Notable contributions include works on solar energy, rocketry, freshwater for arid lands, chemical element abundance, earthquake studies, ecology, pest control, and cultural impacts. The 1959 "Review of the National Research Council (Canada)" covers the council's activities up to December 31, 1958, with additional later work. It includes reports from division directors and committee activities, distributed to scientists and research institutions. A new journal, the Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, has been launched by Elsevier to consolidate research in electroanalytical chemistry. The journal features prominent electrochemists and sets a high standard, but the increasing volume of papers poses challenges. Critics argue for a more critical approach to existing journals. The Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications is a new journal focusing on rapid publication of well-documented short communications in experimental biology. It aims to achieve quick publication, with papers ranging from ten to twenty per monthly issue, and maintains high-quality reproduction standards. Mr. K. W. Humphreys and Mr. H. D. Barry highlight the high cost of scientific periodicals and propose a table of comparable journals with minimal advertisements. They suggest that reducing costs could increase journal circulation. A study by W. K. Wilson and B. W. Forshoe on document preservation by lamination recommends pre-treatment with alkaline media for papers containing significant amounts of acid.