Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Guidelines for Authors
4.0 Administration
Receipt of a paper will be acknowledged, and the paper will be given a reference number which authors are asked to quote on all their subsequent correspondence. If no acknowledgement is received after a reasonable period of time authors should check with the Editorial Office as to whether the paper or the acknowledgement has gone astray.
4.1 Editorial policy
Every paper deemed suitable for consideration as a submission will be assessed by at least two referees, by whose advice the Editor will be guided as to its acceptability. RSC policy on the initial assessment of submissions, and details of criteria for publication, can be found on ReSourCe. Papers that are accepted must not be published elsewhere except by permission of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Submission of a manuscript will be regarded as an undertaking that the same material is not being considered for publication by another journal. Conditions governing acceptance are available from the Editorial Office.
4.2 Licence to publish
The whole of the literary matter (including tables, figures, diagrams and photographs) in PCCP and any Supplementary Material is subject to a Licence to Publish. The paper may not be reproduced without permission from The Royal Society of Chemistry or the copyright owner of the paper as may be indicated.
