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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Editorial Office, Cambridge, UK

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Comments are a medium for the discussion and exchange of scientific opinions, normally concerning material published in PCCP. For this Comment, or Reply, to be acceptable in PCCP it must present new insights and be of interest to the PCCP readership. Comments should not normally exceed a length of one printed journal page. Please note you are not required to give an opinion on the original paper on which the Comment is based.



  1. How would you rate this paper? *

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  2. Does the Comment present new arguments/opinions relevant to, or new insights into, work originally presented in the journal? *

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  3. Will the article be of interest to the broader readership of the journal? *

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  4. Is the article's length commensurate with its content? (Please consider any relevant page limits when answering) *

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    If the article is too long, please include in your comments recommendations for deleting text, tables or illustrations.


  5. What is your recommendation? *

    Accept - unchanged
    Accept - with minor revisions
    Reconsider - after major revisions
    Reject

    Your recommendation cannot be used unless justification is provided. Please support your recommendation in your comments.



If you recommend acceptance you must provide details to support this decision and you should outline any revisions (which should be achievable within 10 days) and indicate any additional experimental evidence required to support the results (e.g. as Electronic Supplementary Information).

If you recommend rejection you must provide details to support this decision. If you feel that work may be suitable for publication elsewhere please indicate the most appropriate journal and format.


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