RSC - Advancing the Chemical Sciences


Conferences and Events

 

How it Works


Michael Faraday at Savoy Place, London, UK, reproduced by permission of Leo Reynolds
Invited Speakers

  • World class speakers are invited to present their work
  • An introductory lecturer is invited to set the scene for the meeting and a closing lecturer to sum up the meeting

Contributed Speakers

  • A call for abstracts is issued for scientists to present their work alongside the invited speakers
  • The highest quality abstracts that fit most closely with the themes of the meeting are selected for oral presentation

Pre-prints

  • Invited and contributed authors submit their work as full papers which must contain new, unpublished work
  • The papers (around 25 invited and contributed) are refereed and then sent to participants as pre-prints a month before the meeting
  • Participants have the opportunity to read and consider each paper in advance, therefore the majority of the meeting focuses on discussion of the key issues underlying and connecting the presented papers

Discussion at the Meeting

  • Five minutes are allowed for each speaker presentation
  • Most of the time is devoted to discussion from participants which might include complementary or contradictory measurements or calculations. All comments are published alongside the papers in the Faraday Discussion Volume

Faraday Discussion Volume

  • The whole of the proceedings are subsequently published, including the submitted discussion remarks (those that the contributors said, or think they said or wished they had said)
  • Every participant at the conference has the opportunity to make a major contribution and to be published

Timeline


Call for papers 11 months prior to meeting
Submission of full papers4-5 months prior to meeting 
Early booking and poster abstract 2 months prior to meeting
Standard registration 1 month prior to meeting 

Journal Links

Faraday Discussions

Presenting original research papers and comments, originating from this world renowned series of meetings in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.