1. Manuscript Formats:
1.1 Research Reports: Reporting innovative and advanced research results, with a full text (including figures, tables, references, and abstracts in both Chinese and English) not exceeding 10,000 words.
1.2 Research Briefs: Reporting research results with a certain level of creativity and significant improvements based on previous work, with a full text (including figures, tables, references, and abstracts in both Chinese and English) not exceeding 8,000 words.
1.3 Instrument Development and Experimental Techniques: Reporting on the development, performance, and application of new instruments, with a full text (including figures, tables, references, and abstracts in both Chinese and English) not exceeding 8,000 words.
1.4 Reviews and Comments: Combining personal work to review the progress and trends in the forefront of analytical science domestically and internationally, with a full text (including figures, tables, references, and abstracts in both Chinese and English) not exceeding 12,000 words.
1.5 Technical Exchange: Publishing articles that have improved analytical methods and have certain practical value, with a full text (including figures, tables, references, and abstracts in both Chinese and English) within 4-6,000 words.
1.6 Dynamics and Information Window: Conference information, etc., within 1,000 words.
2. Submission Requirements and Notes:
2.1 Submissions must be accompanied by a recommendation letter from the author's institution, certifying that the manuscript does not involve state secrets and confirming the authenticity of the author's signature. For online submissions, please send directly to the editorial department email: fxkxxb@whu.edu.cn.
2.2 Illustrations in the text should be accurately depicted according to specifications, with coordinate axes, labels, and scalar values being precise and complete. Coordinate axes labels should use legal symbols and units, placed outside the axes and centered. Figures should be placed in the corresponding text, with titles, captions, and internal text presented in both Chinese and English. Tables in the text should be presented in a three-line format, with titles, captions, and internal text also presented in both Chinese and English.
2.3 Nomenclature, terminology, and units of measurement used in the text should be written in accordance with national standards. Foreign letters, symbols, and fonts should clearly distinguish language, case, and regular/italic type. The positioning of superscripts, subscripts, numerals, and symbols should be clearly standardized.
2.4 References should only include major and recent relevant literature, numbered in the order of citation in the text. When there are no more than 3 authors, list all of them; when there are more than 3 authors, list the first 3 followed by ", et al." Author names (including foreigners) should be listed with the surname first. Chinese literature should be recorded in both Chinese and English, with Chinese names in Pinyin format using uppercase for surnames and the first letter of the given name in uppercase. An example of reference citation is provided below:
[1]Konx J H,Grant I H. Chromatographia,1991,32:31.
[2]HU S H,GE X,SHENG J Y. Journal of Analytical Science(胡胜华,葛欣,沈俭一.分析科学学报),2003,19(5):476.
[3]CHEN G Z. Fluorescence Analytical Method. Beijing:Science Press(陈国珍.荧光分析法.北京:科学出版社),1990:122.
[4]Lakowica J R. Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy. New York:Plenum Press,1983:303.
2.5 Please sign your submission with your real name and designate a corresponding author (including name, gender, degree, title, and occupation). Additionally, provide detailed contact information, telephone number, and email address for the corresponding author.
2.6 According to China's Copyright Law, the copyright of the paper belongs to the author, and the author is responsible for the content. However, the editorial department reserves the right to edit, modify, and process the manuscript. Authors will receive both the copyright fee and remuneration upon publication of the article.
3. Manuscript Handling
Upon receiving the author's submission, the editorial department will respond with the initial review results within 3-5 working days. If the initial review is successful, the author will be informed of the manuscript number and it will be sent for expert review immediately. Generally, the review results will be communicated within 3 months. After receiving the review comments, authors should revise the original manuscript accordingly and submit the revised version along with an explanation via email to the editorial department. If the revised manuscript is not returned within three months, it will be automatically considered withdrawn by the author. Authors will be promptly notified if their submission is not accepted. Accepted manuscripts are typically published around 10 months from the submission date. Prior to publication, authors will receive the revised manuscript and payment notification via email from the editorial department (fxkxxb@whu.edu.cn). Upon receiving the proof and payment notice, authors should promptly handle the relevant matters, sign and return the proof with their name and date to the editorial department. Authors will receive remuneration as per regulations after the paper is published.
Contact Information:
Editor of the Journal of Analytical Science, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei, Wuhan, China
Phone: (027) 68752248
Email: fxkxxb@whu.edu.cn
Website: http://fxkxxb.whu.edu.cn
Postal Code: 430072