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Referee Report Form


Full Paper


Journal of Materials Chemistry
Professor F Wudl, UCSB, CA, USA

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The Journal wishes to encourage very high quality papers reporting exciting new developments in materials chemistry. For a paper to be accepted it must report high quality work and make a significant and novel contribution to its field. Currently the rejection rate for Full Papers is 70%.



  1. How would you rate this paper? *

    Very significant (top 10%)
    Significant (10-25%)
    Routine (25-50%)
    Poor/Unacceptable (bottom 50%)


  2. Journal of Materials Chemistry aims to publish very high quality Full Papers reporting the most exciting new science - is this Full Paper in that category? *

    Yes
    No

    If you answer no, but recommend acceptance, please justify this in your report.


  3. Is the technical quality of the work of a high standard? *

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    No


  4. Are the results in this manuscript supported by the experimental/theoretical evidence supplied? *

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    No

    Please give details in your comments of any deficiencies.


  5. Could any material be transferred to the RSC's Electronic Supplementary Information area? *

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    Please give details in your comments.


  6. What is your recommendation? *

    Accept - unchanged
    Accept - with minor revisions
    Accept - with major revisions
    Reconsider - after major revisions
    Reject - fragmentation/lack of new material - see comments
    Reject - lack of novelty/significance - see comments
    Reject - scientific reasons - see comments
    Reject - other - see comments

    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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