The Journal of the American Chemical Society is the premier journal of the American Chemical Society. Despite the profound reach that this genre has on the scientific community, there are no recent studies that analyze the ways in which self-congratulatory words are used in the titles and abstracts of this journal. Previous research in both fields of science and rhetoric address the significance of the writing of titles and abstracts as well as the techniques used while writers learn to master and manipulate their genres. This study aims to examine the ways in which scientific scholars use self-congratulatory words to describe their research in both the titles and abstracts of their publications. Specifically, this study examines a 20-year time period in order to unveil to ways in which scientists' writing has changed over time. In essence, this study proposes the ways in which this method of using self-congratulatory words will affect the field of science as a whole
