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Article


New Journal of Chemistry
Dr D Parent, University of Montpellier, France

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NJC articles must report work of high impact and significance. The work must have wide general appeal or be of exceptional specialist interest. The journal's 2006 impact factor is 2.647, and the rejection rate is ca. 70% of submitted manuscripts. Please consider this when making your recommendation.



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  2. Is the work of sufficient importance or novelty to justify publication in a non-specialist journal? *

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

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    Please give details in your comments of any deficiencies.


  4. Are the procedures described in sufficient detail? *

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

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

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  7. What is your recommendation? *

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    Accept - with minor revisions
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    Reject - fragmentation/lack of new material - see comments
    Reject - lack of novelty/significance - see comments
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    Reject - other - see comments

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