RSC Advances

Scope

RSC Advances papers should provide an insight that advances the chemistry field. Papers that contain little or no chemistry and are not considered to be of interest or relevance to the chemistry community are not within the scope of the journal.

The criteria for publication are that the work must be high quality, well conducted and advance the development of the field. Articles submitted to the journal are evaluated by our international team of associate editors and reviewers for the overall quality and accuracy of the science presented.

Please ensure you have considered the following points before submitting your manuscript.

• Does the work present an advance over the existing literature?
• Have you provided sufficient evidence/data to support your conclusions?
• Have you provided adequate characterisation data for your materials/compounds? (Please check the supporting information section to ensure that the necessary requirements have been met and copies of relevant spectra have been provided where necessary)
• Are the results discussed in the context of the literature?
• Are the references relevant and do they appropriately reflect the existing literature?

Information for authors

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