Green Chemistry

1.0 General policy

The scope of Green Chemistry is based on, but not limited to, the definition proposed by Anastas and Warner (Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, P. T. Anastas and J. C. Warner, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1988):

     Green chemistry is the utilisation of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products.

Green Chemistry is at the frontiers of this science and publishes research that attempts to reduce the environmental impact of the chemical enterprise by developing a technology base that is inherently non-toxic to living things and the environment. Submissions on all aspects of research and policy relating to the endeavour are welcome. 

Green Chemistry provides a unique forum for the publication of original and significant cutting-edge research that is likely to be of wide general appeal. All items must be written so as to be widely accessible (conceptually) to chemists and technologists as well as, for example, final year undergraduates. Green Chemistry does not normally deal with research associated with 'end-of-pipe' or remediation issues (although these issues may be noted in the News/Front section of the journal). Occasionally, the Editorial Board may decide to publish something outside the defined scope of the journal; this will depend on the accompanying letter of justification from the author indicating why a particular paper should be included. Green Chemistry coverage includes:

• The application of innovative technology to establish industrial procedures
• The development of environmentally improved routes and methods to important products
• The design of new, greener and safer chemicals and materials
• The use of sustainable resources
• The use of biotechnology alternatives to chemistry-based solutions
• Methodologies and tools for measuring environmental impact
• Chemical aspects of renewable energy   

All contributions are judged on (i) originality and quality of scientific content and (ii) appropriateness of length to content of new science. Applications papers must contain a comparison with existing methods and demonstrate advantages over accepted methods before publication can be considered. 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.

There is no page charge for papers published in Green Chemistry.