The Analyst

1.0 General policy

The Analyst publishes original and significant research in the fundamental theory, practice and application of analytical and bioanalytical science including miniaturisation of analytical systems, bioanalysis (including biospecific assays), chromatography and electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, electrochemistry, sensors, imaging techniques, sampling and sample handling, chemometrics/statistics, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and all other areas related to measurement science. The journal is published monthly, and also includes reviews and general interest articles on selected topics of interest to analytical scientists.

The Analyst has space to publish only three out of every ten manuscripts submitted for publication and therefore the criteria for acceptance are stringent. The Analyst strongly discourages papers reporting the application of routine/well established analytical procedures unless they contain chemical principles or applications of exceptional novelty. Minor enhancement in sensitivity or selectivity of a technique is not normally sufficient to merit publication in the journal. Although short articles are considered, the RSC strongly discourages fragmentation of a substantial body of work into a number of short publications. Unnecessary fragmentation will be a valid reason for rejection of manuscripts.

Further notes on RSC policy on the initial assessment of submissions, and details of criteria for publication, can be found on ReSourCe.

There is no page charge for papers published in The Analyst.