Types of Contribution

Articles

We prefer articles to be no more than 2000 words in length, with 4-6 illustrations (figures, photographs etc), no more than 10 references/citations to further reading, and written in the active, present tense. The average time to publication is 12 months from the date of acceptance. Short topical articles - ca 1200 words - can sometimes be published more quickly.

Articles should be aimed at the practising school or university chemistry teacher, or across the readership, and the educational value of any article should be clear as the story unfolds. Essentially, feature articles should fall into one of the following categories:

• Novel methods and approaches to teaching particular topics of the secondary or tertiary chemistry curricula, including novel experiments.
• School-university interface issues.
• Historical  topics linked to current awareness issues, likely to appeal across the readership.

As a 'coffee table' magazine, which seeks to promote chemical science as an exciting and relevant subject, the use of good illustrations and photos, as well as the inclusion of links/applications to the 'real world', that bring the article to life are all equally important. Education in Chemistry will not accept journal-style articles.

Letters

Education in Chemistry should be a forum for discussion and letters to the editor are welcome on any topic of interest to the general readership. Short letters have the best chance of quick publication, and the editor should be contacted in advance if a letter is expected to be longer than 300 words. As they are signed, authors see proofs prior to publication. All authors receive a £20 Amazon voucher for any letter published.

Column

This section of the magazine is also open to contributions from readers. This feature is usually reserved for news and comment, so in order to avoid any possible overlap please contact the editor in advance.

What's on?

If you or your group organise meetings, lectures etc for which you would like wider publicity then send us a brief note at least two months before the date of the issue you would like the note to appear in - eg for a note to appear in the November issue we would have to receive details from you no later than 1 September. These appear in the Column section.

Endpoint

A soapbox feature of usually not more than 1000 words. Endpoint gives readers the opportunity to make their point in a controversial way.

Anything Else?

If you would like to contribute something which does not fit into any of these categories, contact the editor to discuss your ideas.