ChemComm has evolved as a journal over the past 60 years to meet the changing needs of our author community. As a society publisher, the RSC is committed to supporting our community in achieving best practice in the sharing and archiving of research data.
To that end, it’s essential that authors have sufficient space for required funder and publisher statements, acknowledgements, and proper referencing. At the same time, it’s equally important that we preserve the accessible, concise, and distinctive nature of our Communication format – a hallmark that has made ChemComm one of the most trusted journals in chemistry.
ChemComm’s new 5-page limit
ChemComm Communications can now be a maximum of 5 pages in length.
- Up to 3.5 pages may be used for the title, authors and main text up to and including conclusions.
- The remaining space may only include Conflicts of interest, Data availability and Author contributions statements, Acknowledgements and the References section.
This updated page limit gives authors additional space to include a full reference section and any information required by the journal, funders or institutes, whilst maintaining our concise, easily-digestible Communication format.
Our updated template
Our new policy is reflected in our updated author guidelines (https://www.rsc.org/publishing/publish-with-us/publish-a-journal-article/chemcomm) and Communication template. We have also refreshed our guidelines around abstract length and figure sizes. We have done this to support our authors in maximising the clarity and discoverability of their publications in ChemComm.
We extend our sincere appreciation to our authors, reviewers and readers for their continued support of ChemComm. Should you have any queries about our new policy, please don’t hesitate to contact the Editorial Office at chemcomm-rsc@rsc.org.
