Applied Spectroscopy
Manuscript Submission Guidelines:
This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/asp to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines will likely be returned.
Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Applied Spectroscopy® will be reviewed.
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Color figures in print are free for corresponding authors that are Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) members. The fees to print color figures as a non-SAS member are £300 for the first figure and £100 per figure thereafter. Membership details are available at the Society for Applied Spectroscopy website.
As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.
1. What do we publish?
1.1 Aims & Scope
Before submitting your manuscript to Applied Spectroscopy®, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.
1.2 Article Types
Submitted Papers are works of original research that should be detailed reports of the authors’ work in a particular research area. The work, or a substantial and identifiable portion of the work, should be complete. Original research papers generally run from 5,000–10,000 words, must include an abstract, keywords, and references, and will undergo peer review. Tables should be limited to four (4) and manuscripts should not contain more than six (6) figures. Additional figures or materials should be included as Supplemental Material.
Focal Point Reviews are invited depth overviews of a particular topic or field of study. Reviews should have at least 100 citations and generally run from 15,000–20,000 words, must include an abstract, keywords, and references, and will undergo peer review.
Rapid Communications may report significant results originating from research that is not yet complete. Rapid Communications are brief overviews of typically 3,000 words, must include an abstract, keywords, and references, and will undergo peer review.
Spectroscopic Techniques should address a specific new, novel, and useful technique as applied to an area of spectroscopy. Spectroscopic Technique papers typically run from 5,000–12,000, must include an abstract, keywords, and references, and will undergo peer review.
Notes are brief communications, usually of no more than 2,000 words, describing a new instrument, a particularly interesting finding, or a novel application. Notes must include an abstract, keywords, and references, and will undergo peer review.
Correspondence should address an author’s questions or concerns regarding a specific paper and may be answered by the authors of that paper in the same or a subsequent issue of Applied Spectroscopy®.
1.3 Writing Your Paper
The SAGE Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources.
1.3.1 Make Your Article Discoverable
When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords, and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google.
Applied Spectroscopy® are now accepting graphical abstracts.
For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway: How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online.
2. Editorial Policies
2.1 Peer Review Policy
Applied Spectroscopy® operates a conventional single-blind reviewing policy in which the reviewer's name is always concealed from the submitting author. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two referees and all manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible.
As part of the submission process, you will be asked to provide the names of three peers who could be called upon to review your manuscript. Recommended reviewers should be experts in their fields and should be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Please be aware of any conflicts of interest when recommending reviewers. Examples of conflicts of interest include (but are not limited to) the below:
The reviewer should have no prior knowledge of your submission
The reviewer should not have recently collaborated with any of the authors
Reviewer nominees from the same institution as any of the authors are not permitted
Please note that the Editors are not obliged to invite/reject any recommended/opposed reviewers to assess your manuscript.
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