📜 Manuscript Types, Content & Approximate Word Counts

Research Articles

• Content: Reports original research with a clear chemical or scientific connection. Work should be hypothesis-driven or lead to a hypothesis. Negative results are acceptable if scientifically rigorous.
• Length & Word Estimate: A typical article is approximately 4,000–8,000 words, excluding figures, tables, and references.

Perspectives

• Content: Concise, peer-reviewed reports on an emerging topic of broad interest. Emphasis should be on future outlook rather than historical overview. Must include an abstract, a Future Outlook section, and a TOC graphic.
• Length & Word Estimate: 3,000–5,000 words.

Mini-Reviews

• Content: Short reviews focusing on recent developments. Must include an abstract, a Future Outlook section, a TOC graphic, and a brief author biography.
• Length & Word Estimate: Approximately 20 single-column A4 pages at 1.5 line spacing, excluding figures and references. This is roughly 6,000–8,000 words. References are typically limited to 25–30.

Reviews

• Content: Concise but complete surveys of the literature written for a non-expert audience. Should provide a balanced view and avoid exclusive focus on the authors’ own research.
• Length & Word Estimate: Limited to 15,000–20,000 words

Case Study Papers

• Content: Detailed examination of a specific case, such as a project, process, material, reaction, application, failure analysis, scale-up study, or computational model. Should include background, methods, results, discussion, lessons learned, and broader implications. Must add scientific or technical insight and should not be merely descriptive.
• Length & Word Estimate: 2,000–3,000 words, excluding figures, tables, and references
• Abstract: 150–250 words
• Figures/Tables: Up to 6–8 combined recommended
• References: Typically 30–50
• TOC Graphic: Required
• New Data: Allowed, provided the study is scientifically rigorous

📄 Manuscript Templates

• Requirement: Use of a template is optional, not required. The journal does not provide a journal-specific template.
• Availability: A general two-column manuscript template can be used. A single-column, double-spaced Word template is also available for submission.
• Formatting: Use U.S. Letter (8.5″ x 11″) paper size. Do not use A4. LaTeX/TeX is supported through a generic class.

📝 Abstract, Graphics & Title

• Abstract: For Research Articles, an abstract of 150–250 words is required.
• TOC Graphic: A Table of Contents (TOC) graphic is mandatory. The recommended size is approximately 3.25 by 1.75 inches.
• Title: It is recommended that the title does not exceed 15 words.

🔗 Referencing Method (Numbered Vancouver/AMA-like Style)

This journal uses a numbered citation style similar to Vancouver or AMA, rather than an author–date style.

• In-text citations: Use superscript numbers or bracketed numbers in order of appearance.
• Reference list: Numbered in the same order as they appear in the text.

Example formats:

• Journal Article:

Author AB, Author CD. Title of the article. Journal Abbreviation. Year;Volume:Pages. doi:…

• Book:

Author AB, Author CD. Book Title. Edition. Publisher; Year. p. Pages.

• Website:

Author or Organization. Title of page. Website Name. URL. Published date. Accessed date.

📋 Required Declarations & Submission Checklist

Every submission should include the following:

• Cover Letter
• Data Availability Statement
• Conflict of Interest Disclosure
• Author Contributions Statement
• Funding Statement (with grant numbers)
• ORCID iDs (required upon revision)
• Ethics Approval Statement (if applicable for human or animal research)