title: An editor's view of analytical chemistry (the Discipline).
abstract: The author recounts progress observed in analytical chemistry (the discipline) from the vantage point of a 20-year editor of Analytical Chemistry (the journal). The recounting draws liberally from the journal's monthly editorials. A complete listing of the editorials can be found in Supplemental Material .
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA. rwm@unc.edu
authors.forename: Royce W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D056246:Chemistry, Analytic / Q000193:education; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013499:Surface Properties