Quantum Science and Technology to receive its first Impact Factor in 2019

We are delighted to announce thatQuantum Science and Technology(QST) is now indexed in Clarivate Analytics`Science Citation Index Expanded(SCIE). All content in the journal will therefore be included in Web of Science, and the journal will receive its first official Impact Factor in 2019. QST has also been accepted for indexing in Scopus. We thank all of our authors, readers, referees, and Editorial Board members for their vital contribution to the early development and success of QST.

Looking to the future with quantum computing`s leading lights

Leading quantum computing experts from around the world have explored what the future holds for the field in a new special collection recently published in Quantum Science and Technology(QST). The collection of five complimentary perspective articles answers the question `What would you do with 1,000 qubits?`

The collection was edited by QST Associate Editors Andrea Morello, of the University of New South Wales, Australia, and David Reilly, of the University of Sydney, Australia.

"For the last two decades, scientists and engineers have explored, and often invented, new avenues in what we now call the second quantum revolution – the capacity to create novel and tailored functionalities using natural or artificial quantum systems. The construction of a functional, scalable, useful quantum computer remains one of the most sought-after goals in this exciting field," said Morello.

"We have now reached the point where dozens of qubits can be operated with gate fidelities approaching or surpassing some thresholds for quantum error correction. Therefore, the time seemed ripe to ask some of the world`s experts `What would you do with 1000 qubits?`"

The collection of articles will be free to read for the first 30 days of publication.

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