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Full Paper


Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
Editorial Office, Cambridge, UK

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For a paper to be acceptable in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry it must report high quality new work which makes a significant contribution within the scope. The current acceptance rate for Full Papers is 45%.

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry brings together molecular design, synthesis, structure, function and reactivity in one journal. It publishes fundamental work on synthetic, physical and biomolecular organic chemistry as well as all organic aspects of: chemical biology, medicinal chemistry; natural product chemistry; supramolecular chemistry; macromolecular chemistry; theoretical chemistry; and catalysis.



  1. How would you rate this paper? *

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


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

    Yes
    No

    Please give details in your comments of any deficiencies.


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

    Yes
    No

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  4. 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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