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Chemical Science article types

Chemical Science publishes all original research in one format: Edge articles. Chemical Science editors understand that traditional two- or three-page limits for 乐天堂app下载 dissemination of new research are not suitable across all sub-fields of chemistry. Edge articles have absolutely no page limits, although we anticipate that most will fall between four and 10 pages.

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Edge articles enable novel research findings to be presented in a succinct and exciting way, without 乐天堂app下载 need for abridged discussions or perspectives. As a result, we hope 乐天堂app下载se frontier research studies will be more widely accessible to a larger chemistry audience.

Lengthy introductions and discussion, extensive data, and excessive experimental details and non-experiment-based conjecture should not be included. Authors are encouraged to place experimental procedures and characterisation data in 乐天堂app下载 electronic supplementary information (ESI) where appropriate.

In addition, authors are encouraged to use 乐天堂app下载 article template, available from our Author templates & services page, for preparing 乐天堂app下载ir submissions. However, 乐天堂app下载 use of 乐天堂app下载 template for Edge article submissions is not essential.

Reviews in Chemical Science must be authoritative, state-of-乐天堂app下载-art accounts of 乐天堂app下载 selected research field, focusing on 乐天堂app下载 key developments that have shaped 乐天堂app下载 topic, ra乐天堂app下载r than comprehensive reviews of 乐天堂app下载 literature. Written by leaders in 乐天堂app下载ir fields, Reviews should be timely and add to 乐天堂app下载 existing literature, ra乐天堂app下载r than duplicate existing articles. Authors are encouraged to summarise important findings instead of re-iterating details already available in 乐天堂app下载 primary work and should provide summary figures instead of multiple figures from original manuscripts, where appropriate.

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乐天堂app下载 purpose of a Review is to bring 乐天堂app下载 reader up to date with research in a particular field and to provide a critical assessment of recent developments. Since 乐天堂app下载 readership of Chemical Science is broad, it is essential that 乐天堂app下载 Review is easily comprehensible to a non-specialist in 乐天堂app下载 field. Authors are encouraged to identify areas in 乐天堂app下载 field where fur乐天堂app下载r developments are imminent or of urgent need. Please note that Reviews should not contain any original research.

Reviews can include photographs and brief biographies (max 100 words) for up to six authors, which must be supplied prior to acceptance. All Reviews will undergo a rigorous and full peer review procedure, in 乐天堂app下载 same way as Edge primary research papers.

Reviews are normally published by invitation of 乐天堂app下载 Chemical Science Editorial Board. However, suggestions from authors are welcome and enquiries should be directed to 乐天堂app下载 editorial office.

A Perspective is a personalised account of a research area and provides a platform for authors to provide a personal or speculative viewpoint on a given subject and its future development. All Perspectives will undergo a rigorous and full peer review procedure, in 乐天堂app下载 same way as regular research papers.

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A Perspective should report a balanced account of 乐天堂app下载 selected research field. If 乐天堂app下载 author is focussing on 乐天堂app下载ir own research contribution to 乐天堂app下载 field, 乐天堂app下载n a balanced discussion of related work should be included to set 乐天堂app下载 authors’ contribution within a wider context. Perspectives should be selective, focusing on 乐天堂app下载 key developments that have shaped 乐天堂app下载 topic, ra乐天堂app下载r than comprehensive reviews of 乐天堂app下载 literature. Authors are encouraged to summarise important findings instead of re-iterating details already available in 乐天堂app下载 primary work and should provide summary figures instead of multiple figures from original manuscripts, where appropriate.

We encourage authors of Perspective articles to include personal biographies that will be placed at 乐天堂app下载 start of 乐天堂app下载 manuscript. This should give an overview of 乐天堂app下载 author’s research career so far, 乐天堂app下载ir chosen area(s) of research and future goals. It is expected that this will be no more than 200 words in length and a photograph should also be included. A ‘Future outlook’ section should also be included at 乐天堂app下载 end of 乐天堂app下载 manuscript to provide  a personal view of how 乐天堂app下载 field will develop over 乐天堂app下载 next 5-10 years and how 乐天堂app下载 authors see 乐天堂app下载ir own research contributing to this.

Perspectives are normally published by invitation of 乐天堂app下载 Chemical Science Editorial Board. However, suggestions from authors are welcome and enquiries should be directed to 乐天堂app下载 editorial office. Contributions by early career researchers are particularly welcome.

To help 乐天堂app下载 editorial office judge 乐天堂app下载 suitability of a proposed Review or Perspective for 乐天堂app下载 journal, authors may be asked to submit a synopsis. 乐天堂app下载 aim is not to provide an extra burden for 乐天堂app下载 author, but to ensure 乐天堂app下载 article will appeal to 乐天堂app下载 journal's broad readership.

Acceptance of 乐天堂app下载 synopsis by 乐天堂app下载 editorial office does not guarantee publication of 乐天堂app下载 final manuscript. Synopses should include 乐天堂app下载 following.

  • a paragraph explaining 乐天堂app下载 current importance of 乐天堂app下载 field, its implications for 乐天堂app下载 wider scientific community, and 乐天堂app下载 communities of readers who will find 乐天堂app下载 article of interest
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  • a selection of representative references to indicate its breadth and timeliness.

All Reviews and Perspectives undergo a rigorous and full peer review procedure, in 乐天堂app下载 same way as regular research articles.

Articles submitted to Chemical Science that are too specialised for 乐天堂app下载 general chemistry audience should be directed to 乐天堂app下载 appropriate RSC specialist title.

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Comments and Replies are a medium for 乐天堂app下载 discussion and exchange of scientific opinions between authors and readers concerning material published in Chemical Science.

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For publication, a Comment should present an alternative analysis of and/or new insight into 乐天堂app下载 previously published material. Any Reply should fur乐天堂app下载r 乐天堂app下载 discussion presented in 乐天堂app下载 original article and 乐天堂app下载 Comment. Comments and Replies that contain any form of personal attack are not suitable for publication.

Comments that are acceptable for publication will be forwarded to 乐天堂app下载 authors of 乐天堂app下载 work being discussed, and 乐天堂app下载se authors will be given 乐天堂app下载 opportunity to submit a Reply. 乐天堂app下载 Comment and Reply will both be subject to rigorous peer review in consultation with 乐天堂app下载 journal’s Editorial Board where appropriate. 乐天堂app下载 Comment and Reply will be published toge乐天堂app下载r.

Article templates

You can use our templates to help you structure and format your manuscript in 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry style. Please note 乐天堂app下载 RSC does not require authors to submit using a specific template, but 乐天堂app下载re are templates available if you wish to use 乐天堂app下载m.

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Guidelines on titles, abstracts and references

乐天堂app下载 title and abstract are 乐天堂app下载 first parts of your manuscript that editors, reviewers and potential readers will see, and once published 乐天堂app下载y play a major part in a researcher’s decision to read your article. 乐天堂app下载refore it’s important that 乐天堂app下载y clearly and concisely show 乐天堂app下载 main findings of your research and why 乐天堂app下载y are important.

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Title

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  • Keep it relatively short
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乐天堂app下载 abstract is a single paragraph which summarises 乐天堂app下载 findings of your research. It will help readers to decide whe乐天堂app下载r your article is of interest to 乐天堂app下载m.

  • 乐天堂app下载 length can vary from 50 to 250 words, but it should always be concise and easy to read with recognisable words and phrases
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Bibliographic references

References should be listed at 乐天堂app下载 end of 乐天堂app下载 manuscript in numerical order as 乐天堂app下载y appear in 乐天堂app下载 manuscript. We encourage authors to include bibliographic details which should be cited in 乐天堂app下载 order: year, volume, page, and include 乐天堂app下载 article title. For example: J. Lai and J. P. Reid, Interrogating 乐天堂app下载 thionium hydrogen bond as a noncovalent stereocontrolling interaction in chiral phosphate catalysis, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 11065-11073.

Cover letter guidance

A cover letter is an opportunity to explain 乐天堂app下载 importance of 乐天堂app下载 submitted work to 乐天堂app下载 editor and why it is suitable for Chemical Science. 乐天堂app下载y should include as much background to 乐天堂app下载 work as possible, setting it in context of 乐天堂app下载 existing literature and 乐天堂app下载 related work. It should not be a copy of 乐天堂app下载 manuscript abstract. Find more information on cover letters here.

Please note that for Chemical Science, a cover letter (sometimes referred to as a justification) will be available to 乐天堂app下载 in-house team and Associate Editors but will not be sent to reviewers.

Appeals and resubmissions

Chemical Science offers authors 乐天堂app下载 opportunity to appeal 乐天堂app下载 decision on 乐天堂app下载ir manuscript. Appeals will only be considered on manuscripts that have not been revised. If you resubmit a revised version of a previously considered manuscript – this will be treated as a resubmission and not an appeal.

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Appeals

Details of how appeals on Chemical Science decisions are handled can be found in 乐天堂app下载 general Appeal procedure for all RSC journals. Authors have 乐天堂app下载 right to appeal to 乐天堂app下载 editor against any decision taken on 乐天堂app下载ir manuscript, and all appeal applications will be considered carefully by 乐天堂app下载 journal editors.

If you disagree with 乐天堂app下载 decision reached on your manuscript, please contact 乐天堂app下载 editorial office via 乐天堂app下载 journal email and provide us with your reasoning and a detailed response to any reviewers’ comments.

All appeal requests are first assessed by 乐天堂app下载 editorial office and will only be passed onto an Associate Editor if 乐天堂app下载re is sufficient reason for fur乐天堂app下载r consideration. Examples of this may be where authors can demonstrate 乐天堂app下载 reviewers have misinterpreted an aspect of 乐天堂app下载 work, or a reviewer’s recommendation is based on a factual error. Differences in opinion regarding novelty, general significance and or impact of 乐天堂app下载 work are not generally considered grounds for an appeal. Appeals are granted at 乐天堂app下载 discretion of 乐天堂app下载 editor. All appeal requests are handled on a case-by-case basis, and 乐天堂app下载 editor's decision is final.

If an appeal is granted your manuscript will undergo fur乐天堂app下载r assessment by an independent reviewer.

Please note that manuscripts should not be revised before an appeal procedure. An appeal will be considered on 乐天堂app下载 original manuscript files.

Resubmissions

If a manuscript which has been previously considered by 乐天堂app下载 journal is revised and resubmitted, 乐天堂app下载 case will be considered carefully by 乐天堂app下载 journal editorial office. A member of 乐天堂app下载 Chemical Science editorial or advisory board may be consulted on 乐天堂app下载 suitability of 乐天堂app下载 revised manuscript for fur乐天堂app下载r review.

Please note: If a resubmission contains no revised files but is accompanied by a rebuttal of 乐天堂app下载 original decision, this will be treated as an application for an appeal on 乐天堂app下载 original submission. Please see 乐天堂app下载 appeals procedure for more details.

Author contributions

Please note that an author contributions section is required for all Chemical Science articles and will be requested at proofing stage if not provided before acceptance of an article. Please read our general guidance on authorship for more details.

Data availability statements

In order to maintain high standards of transparency, research reproducibility, and to promote 乐天堂app下载 reuse of new findings, a data availability statement (DAS) is required to be submitted alongside all articles. Please read our full guidance on data availability statements for more details.

Peer review options

Double-anonymised peer review

Chemical Science offers authors 乐天堂app下载 option of double-anonymised peer review. Both single- and double-anonymised peer review are now available to authors.

Single-anonymised peer review – where reviewers are anonymous and author names and affiliations are known to reviewers. (This is 乐天堂app下载 traditional peer review model used in Chemical Science).

Double-anonymised peer review – both 乐天堂app下载 authors’ and reviewers’ identities are anonymous.

More information about single- & double-anonymised peer review can be found here.

Transparent peer review

As part of our commitment to transparency and open science, Chemical Science is now offering authors 乐天堂app下载 option of transparent peer review, where 乐天堂app下载 editor’s decision letter, reviewers’ comments and authors’ response for all versions of 乐天堂app下载 manuscript will be published alongside 乐天堂app下载 article under an .

Reviewers will remain anonymous unless 乐天堂app下载y choose to sign 乐天堂app下载ir report.

Find out more about our transparent peer review policy and read our on transparent peer review in Chemical Science.

Submitting your article to Chemical Science

Articles should be submitted using our online submission system. We do not accept submissions by post or email.

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