PCCP is delighted to announce a high-profile themed issue on Recent Developments in X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, Guest Edited by Professor Jeroen A. van Bokhoven (ETH Zurich). It is our pleasure to invite you to submit to this themed issue. 

The aim of the issue is to summarise the newly developed methods and present the most exciting applications of recent developments in x-ray absorption spectroscopy, with a special focus on heterogeneous catalysis. Areas covered by this themed issue will include, but are not limited to, time-resolved XAS, high energy resolution XAS, resonance X-ray scattering, ultra-fast XAS and industrial applications of XAS. 

The purpose of this themed issue is to collect together in one place some of the latest exciting work in this area, as well as to review recent progress in this field. We believe such a themed issue is timely, and will make an important and lasting contribution to this area. 

Deadline for Submission: 14 December 2009 

Submissions, either communications or full papers, should be high-quality manuscripts of original, unpublished research, containing important new physical insight. 

All submissions will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of PCCP. 

Manuscripts can be submitted using the ReSourCe web submissions service or as an email attachment to the PCCP Editorial Office. Please indicate on submission that your manuscript is intended for this themed issue.