We are excited to announce the launch of the CrystEngComm Emerging Talent Series.
With this series we aim to welcome and celebrate the significant contributions of emerging early career researchers from across the globe to the dynamic field of crystal engineering.
To best meet the needs of contributing authors, there will be no fixed deadlines. Papers accepted for publication in the Emerging Talent Series will be published in the earliest available issue and collated together in a dedicated Emerging Talent collection on the journal website at a later date. This allows for continual exposure of exciting work from members of the community who are embarking on their independent research careers, with a focus and emphasis on individual authors and research groups.
The Emerging Talent Series will showcase the full diversity of cutting-edge research carried out by scientists who have the potential to influence future directions in the field of crystal engineering. We will consider applications and nominations on their own merit; please contact crystengcomm-rsc@rsc.org if you are interested in being considered for the series or nominating an exceptional early-career colleague.
All submissions to the Emerging Talent Series will be subject to the journal’s usual high standards of initial assessment and peer review.
What happens now?
In order to be eligible to feature as an Emerging Talent, contributors must:
- Publish research within the journal scope
- Currently be an independent researcher
- Have not been featured in a previous New Talent Collection or CrystEngComm Emerging Talent Series article.
- Have either a) received their PhD no earlier than 01 January of the year 10 years prior to the year of submission, or b) have no more than 10 years of post-PhD research experience on 01 January in the year of submission when taking into account any career breaks.
(For example: for submission in 2026 an eligible contributor must have either a) had their PhD awarded on or after 01 January 2016, or b) no more than a cumulative total of 10 years of post-PhD research experience by 01 January 2026).
Authors previously featured as CrystEngComm New Talent may be co-authors on subsequent papers in the CrystEngComm Emerging Talent Series, but they may not be the sole eligible corresponding author and will not be featured as Emerging Talent in the new series. Eligible authors may be featured only once in the series, unless they are included on another paper which features an additional eligible author. A single paper can feature more than one eligible author as Emerging Talent.
Contributors will be required to confirm their eligibility by sending their CV to the journal editors at crystengcomm-rsc@rsc.org.
