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To submit your manuscript, you must use the ACS Publishing Center. Please review the Author Guidelines before beginning your manuscript submission. You must include a graphical summary for the table of contents. See the Author Guidelines section on Table of Contents Graphics for more information.
See also How to Submit a Manuscript for complete information on acceptable software, preparing and submitting manuscripts using TeX/LaTeX, correct preparation of graphics, etc.
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Publishing Open Access with ACS
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Your article publishing charge (APC) may be covered by your institution or research funder through an ACS read and publish agreement.
Publishing Open Access with ACS
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Find out if your institution or research funder currently participates in an ACS read and publish agreement which supports open access publication in ACS journals. If not, explore CC BY and CC BY-NC-ND open access options, and additional details about publishing open access with us via the link below.
Policies and Procedures
A complete list of all policies and procedures for publication.
Manuscript Templates
Use of a template is encouraged but not mandatory. The template facilitates the peer review process by allowing authors to place artwork and tables close to the point where they are discussed within the text.
Please use U.S. Letter (8 1/2" by 11") paper size setting in the word processing program as the original document page size for preparation of all manuscripts. Do not use A4 or other size paper settings.
Windows
Microsoft Word 2010 for Windows | README file [PDF]
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Peer Review Model
Single anonymous peer review
Single anonymous peer review means that the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers, but the reviewers know the identity of the authors. The identity of both the authors and the reviewers are known to the handling editor.
Peer Review Model
Transparent peer review
Transparent peer review means that the readers can see the exchange between the authors and the reviewers. If the authors choose to participate in transparent peer review, the anonymous reviews and the authors' response to the reviewers' comments will be published as supporting information, freely available alongside the article at the time of publication. Note that transparent peer review maintains the anonymity of the reviewers, unless otherwise requested by the reviewers.
Manuscript Transfer Service
Sometimes an ACS journal editor finds that a submitted manuscript is more suitable for a different ACS journal. The Manuscript Transfer Service allows the author(s) to transfer the manuscript and submission details to another ACS journal without restarting the entire submission process. See complete description.
Supplementary Cover Art
Authors are encouraged to submit images to be considered for use on the journal's front cover or Supplementary Covers at the time of submission of their revised manuscript. Images chosen for the front cover will be published at no cost to the author, and all art submitted for consideration for a supplementary cover will also be considered for a front cover. If your art is selected, ACS will also send you one complimentary 18" by 24" printed poster featuring your work. For more information and artwork dimensions, consult the Author Guidelines.
Submitting X-ray Crystallographic Data
Authors are required to submit Crystallographic Information Files (CIFs), structure factor tables, and CheckCIF reports for all new, unpublished organic, metal-organic, and inorganic structures to the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) prior to manuscript submission. Note that CIFs may be used for reviewing purposes, and significant delays in the peer review process can occur if CIFs are not submitted in advance.
In addition, authors are required to upload the CheckCIF output files (combined into one PDF file) as Supporting Information for Review Only. Any A and/or B level alerts must also be addressed prior to submission or otherwise explained in the CheckCIF PDF.
For all other crystallographic data that are not accommodated by the CCDC, authors are encouraged to deposit into other available databases in addition to uploading the data in ACS Paragon Plus during manuscript submission.
Please adhere to the instructions in the following documents before submitting your manuscript.
- See the Author Guidelines sections on "Supporting Information" and "Information for Authors of Manuscripts Containing Structure Reports" for information on file preparation and a list of other databases that accept crystallographic data.
- See Requirements for Depositing X-Ray Crystallographic Data [PDF] for complete details on submission of CIFs and related files to CCDC.
Styles for TeX/LaTEX
Special instructions and the achemso style package are available for authors Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts Using TeX/LaTeX.
