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Author Guidelines


Choose a topic from the links below:


Journal Policy

Initial assessment of submissions, plus journal-by-journal guidelines detailing general policy issues, types of article published in each journal, etc.


Article Layout

Find out how to structure your article, format your text, and construct your experimental and reference sections.


Illustrations

Looking for instructions on artwork preparation? Need to know RSC policy on colour artwork or provision of cover images?


Techniques

Looking for guidelines on presenting your X-ray crystallography data? Or some other analytical technique?


Supplementary Data

Need to make data available to other readers? Depositing information with a database? Or just providing supporting data for your article?


Electronic Files

Looking for author templates? Need help creating your files for submission? Not sure what to send and when?


Authoring Tools

Click here for common journal abbreviations, nomenclature, units and symbolism, and other helpful resources


Summary Guidelines for Non-English Speakers

Summary guidelines in Chinese and Japanese