Other benefits

Of course, our leading times to publication are not the only reason why authors choose PCCP. Other key benefits are:

• Published by a learned society on behalf of 13 other learned societies, on a not-for-profit basis
• International authorship and world-wide circulation  
• Research of the highest quality - PCCP has the highest ISI Immediacy Index of any general physical chemistry journal
• Index Medicus/MEDLINE 
• Every accepted paper is peer reviewed by at least two international experts
• Attractive and simple E-submissions service
• No page charges, and free colour reproduction where scientifically appropriate
• Free Electronic Supplementary Information (ESI) service
• Free Email alerting service
• Advance articles on the web (typically 4-6 weeks before their print publication)
• Free site-wide online access with an institutional rate print subscription
• Free electronic reprints (pdf) of own papers   

As an added bonus, the RSC also offers two further benefits to authors in RSC journals, including PCCP:

• 25% discount off the full price of most RSC books
• The opportunity to apply for a grant to aid international collaboration