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Editor in chief

Paul J. Worsfold
University of Plymouth
Depart. of Environmental Sciences
Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK

Instrucciones (resumen tomado de la web)

(1) Submission of papers
Manuscripts in English (four copies, together with the electronic version on floppy disc, as well as a set of reproducable figures) should be sent to: Editorial Office, Analytica Chimica Acta, P.O. Box 681, NL-1000 AR Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fax: (+31) 20 485 2304.

(2) Types of contributions
Analytica Chimica Acta publishes original papers, rapid publication letters and reviews dealing with every aspect of modern analytical chemistry.
Reviews are normally written by invitation of the editors, who welcome suggestions for subjects. Letters can be published within four months of submission.
Authors should submit four copies of the manuscript in clear, double-spaced typing on one side of the paper only. Submission of a manuscript implies that the work described has not been, and will not be, published elsewhere (except as an abstract, or as part of a lecture, review or academic thesis). After acceptance of the manuscript, the author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher, to ensure the widest possible dissemination of information.
Note: Analytica Chimica Acta does not distinguish between papers submitted individually or via a symposium. Consequently symposium papers are subject to the same stringent refereeing procedures as other papers.

(3) Rapid Publication Letters Section
The Letters section will allow the analytical chemist to communicate rapidly short papers that describe innovative research. The section will be included in regular issues of the journal, which will appear approximately weekly. Submissions to the Letters section will be subjected to a strict quality control. The criteria for accepting letters are novelty, quality, significance, urgency and brevity.
The editors invite analytical scientists to submit research results meeting the criteria mentioned above. The following publication procedure will apply for letters: (i) A letter should occupy no more than two printed pages, i.e., an equivalent of 7200 characters including space for figures, tables, abstract and references. (ii) An abstract is essential, but should be short (e.g., 3 lines). Only the most significant experimental details, if any, should be given. Only key references should be added. (iii) To reduce publication time, proofs will not be sent to authors. Accordingly, it is critical for authors to check manuscripts carefully before submission. (iv) A letter should be submitted (preferably by FAX) to the editorial office (see addresses above). A disc with the text, and original figures should be sent to the editorial office by separate mail. Submission on disc will facilitate the rapid publication process. (v) The editor will have the letter reviewed: reviewers will be invited to recommend acceptance or rejection of the letter. No revision will be possible. (vi) After acceptance the letter will be published in the first available issue of the journal. (vii) If the guidelines are adhered to, the total publication time of a letter, from submission to publication, will not exceed 4 months.

(4) Manuscript preparation
The language of the journal is English.
Authors are given every latitude, consistent with clarity and brevity, in the style and form of their papers.
Title and initial layout. All manuscripts should be headed by a concise but informative title followed by the names of the authors and the address of the laboratory where the work was carried out. The author to whom correspondence should be addressed must be indicated by an asterisk.
Abstract. All papers, reviews and Letter articles begin with an Abstract (50-250 words) which should comprise a factual account of the contents of the paper, with emphasis on new information. The abstract should be followed by 4-6 keywords.
Experimental. The experimental methods may be described after the introductory material, or after the discussion of results. Detailed experimental descriptions should be restricted to one section of the paper. Sufficient detail should be given to allow any experienced worker to implement the procedures described. Procedural steps should not be numbered.
Results and discussion. These may be treated together or separately.
Acknowledgements. These should be kept as short as possible.
References. The references should be collected at the end of the paper, numbered in the order of their appearance in the text (not alphabetically) and typed on a separate sheet. Titles of papers should not be given, but all authors should be named. References given in tables should be numbered according to the position of the table in the text. Every reference listed must be cited in the text. Reference numbers in the text are set in square brackets on the line.
In the list of references, the following forms should be adopted: [1] R.D. Lowe and R.D. Snook, Anal. Chim. Acta, 250 (1991) 95; [2] H. Grosjean and C. Houssier, in C.W. Gehrke and K.C.T. Kuo, Chromatography and Modification of Nucleosides, Part A (Journal of Chromatography Library, Vol. 45A), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1990, p. A255.
Tables, computer programs and figures. Tables and figures should be essential for the clear and concise presentation of material. The same information should not be given in tables and figures.
Tables. All tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals and have brief descriptive headings; they should be typed on separate pages. The layout should be given serious thought. Column headings should be brief, but should include the units in parentheses, where relevant. Footnotes to tables are denoted by superscript a, b, c... The following usage is recommended: e.g., if molar absorptivities are listed, the heading should be (104 l mol-1 cm-1) so that a number 2.32 in the column signifies 23 200.
Alphanumeric computer output is usually unsuitable for reproduction and should therefore be retyped and presented as tables; capitals can be used to simulate computer output if such simulation is essential for illustration.
Computer programs. Algorithms should be described clearly and concisely by means of a suitable algorithmic notation, although a standard high-level programming language may also be used. Complete program listings are not normally admissible. Flow charts should be avoided in favour of a textual or tabulated description of the program or data flow. Statements on the portability of the software described to other computer systems, as well as on its availability to interested readers, should be given.
Figures. Figures should be suitable for direct reproduction and as rich in contrast as possible. One original (or sharp glossy print) and three photostat (or other) copies are required. Attention should be given to line thickness, lettering (which should be kept to a minimum) and spacing on axes of graphs, to ensure suitability for reduction in size on printing. Axes of a graph should be clearly labelled, along the axes, outside the graph itself.
All figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals, and require descriptive legends which should be typed on a separate sheet of paper. Simple straight-line graphs are not acceptable, because they can readily be described in the text by means of an equation or a sentence. Claims of linearity should be supported by regression data that include slope, intercept, standard deviations of the slope and intercept, standard error and the number of data points; correlation coefficients are optional.
Photographs should be glossy prints and be as rich in contrast as possible; colour illustrations are reproduced at the author's expense. Line diagrams are generally preferred to photographs of equipment.
Computer outputs for reproduction as figures must be good quality on blank paper, and should preferably be submitted as glossy prints.
Nomenclature, abbreviations and symbols
In general, the recommendations of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) should be followed, and attention should be given to the recommendations of the Analytical Chemistry Division in the journal Pure and Applied Chemistry (see also IUPAC Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature, Definitive Rules, 1987).

(5) Electronic manuscripts
All accepted articles may now be submitted on computer disc. If you have questions while preparing a compuscript, please contact the Analytica Chimica Acta desk editorial office: Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd., Bay 15, Shannon Industrial Estate, Co. Clare, Ireland. Tel: +353 (61) 471944; Fax: +353 (61) 472144/472917 to obtain full instructions. The advantages of delivery of manuscripts on floppy disk are that no typographical errors will be introduced into the text during the typesetting phase and that production times will be reduced still further. The preferred storage medium is a 5 1/4 or 3 1/2 inch disc in MS-DOS or Macintosh format, although other systems are also welcome. Discs should be clearly labelled with your name, software and hardware used, and the name of the file.

(6) Procedure after acceptance
A set of proofs will be sent to the corresponding author to be carefully checked for errors. Corrections must be restricted to instances in which the proof is at variance with the manuscript. We shall be obliged to make a charge for all `extra' corrections at a rate in accordance with their cost to us. To ensure fastest possible publication, proofs are sent to authors by airmail, express mail or fax and must be returned to the publisher also by airmail, express mail or fax. A list of corrections may also be sent by e-mail. If proofs are not returned, the article will be passed for publication with in-house corrections only. Authors of Letters will not receive proofs, proofing will be done in-house in order to speed up publication.

(7) Author benefits
There are no page charges. The corresponding author of each article will receive 25 free reprints after publication.

(8) Further information
Desk editorial address for `after-acceptance' correspondence
Elsevier Science Ireland, Elsevier House, Brookvale Plaza, East Park, Shannon, Co Clare. Tel: +353 (61) 709600; Fax: +353 (61) 709100.