50 Free Electronic Reprints

ACS Publications permits convenient distribution of journal article reprints online. Upon online publication of an article, corresponding authors are emailed a link that provides for up to 50 free e-prints of the final published article during the first 12 months following online publication. The link can be posted on the author's website or sent via e-mail from the author to interested colleagues. The link provides access to both the full text HTML and PDF. Those users who already have subscription access privileges obtain seamless IP-based access, and their access will not count against the 50 free e-prints allowance. The 50 free electronic reprints are being offered in addition to your opportunity to purchase traditional printed reprints.

Users without subscription-based access may need to create a free account on the ACS Publications website to obtain free access to an article through a token link. Upon creation of their account, they will be immediately be granted free access to the article.

Expanded Access After One Year

Through an expanded version of our author e-prints program, the ACS Articles on Request service allows an author's article to be accessed without restriction 12 months after web publication. ACS authors may e-mail or post the Articles on Request URL on their website in distributing up to 50 free e-prints of their final published articles to interested colleagues. Under this service, the access restriction will be lifted at 12 months, allowing free access to such articles via those same author-directed links.

The author may distribute a link to the final version of the article at his or her own discretion. The link directs readers to the PDF version of the article on the ACS website. Those users who already have subscription access privileges obtain seamless IP-based access. Such access is not metered.

Permanent Links to the Article

Please note that the Electronic Reprints URL should not be used to create permanent links from other websites to this journal article. The ACS is participating in the efforts of the International DOI Foundation, which is dedicated to establishing permanent links to digital objects on the World Wide Web. Any permanent links to this journal article from other websites should be made on the basis of the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for this article.