The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to Main Group Chemistry. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.

Main Group Chemistry considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Main Group Chemistry, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Main Group Chemistry incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to Main Group Chemistry must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.

Manuscript preparation

1. General guidelines
   • Papers are accepted only in English. American English spelling and punctuation is preferred.
   • Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: main text; acknowledgments; appendices (as appropriate); references;
   • A graphical abstract and an Abstract of 100-150 words are required for all papers submitted.
   • Each paper should have 3-6 keywords.
   • Section headings should be concise and numbered sequentially, using a decimal system for subsections.
   • One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author.
   • Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
   • For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
   • Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.
   • When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
   • The Journal publishes graphical abstracts as part of the Table of Contents. For more information on graphical abstracts click here.
   • For crystallographic structures, a fully completed CIF (Crystallographic Information File) should be uploaded with the CCDC and the returned deposition number quoted in the experimental section of the manuscript. Please click here for specific Crystallographic Instructions for Authors.

2. Style guidelines
   • Description of the Journal's article style
   • Description of the Journal's reference styles. Please note that article titles should be included in the references for this journal and that the abbreviated journal title should be italicized.
   • LaTeX template (Please save the LaTeX template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer)
   • Word template (Please save the Word template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer)

3. Figures

We welcome figures sent electronically, but care and attention to these guidelines are essential as importing graphics packages can often be problematic.

• Figures must be saved individually and separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
  Avoid the use of colour and tints for purely aesthetic reasons. 
• Figures should be produced as near to the finished size as possible.
• All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
• Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
• The filename for the graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
• Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).

Please note that it is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please do not hesitate to contact our Production Department if you have any queries.

4. Colour
   
   There are a limited number of colour pages within the annual page allowance for the Journal. Authors should restrict their use of colour to situations where it is necessary on scientific, and not merely cosmetic, grounds. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree on an appropriate number of colour pages. If the colour page budget is exceeded, authors will be given the option to provide a financial contribution to additional colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print edition of the Journal will appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.
5. Reproduction of copyright material
   
   Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table or extensive extract (more than fifty words) from the text of a source that is copyrighted or owned by a party other than Taylor & Francis or the contributor. This applies to direct reproduction as well as 'derivative reproduction', where the contributor has created a new figure or table that derives substantially from a copyrighted source. Authors are themselves responsible for the payment of any permission fees required by the copyright owner. Copies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the Editor(s).

• Copyright permission letter template

6. Supplementary online material
   
   Authors are welcome to submit animations, movie files, sound files or any additional information for online publication.
   • Information about supplementary online material

Manuscript submission

All submissions should be made online at Main Group Chemistry's Manuscript Central site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made through the Author Center. Papers can be created using a standard program such as MSWord or LaTeX. Figures should be uploaded as separate files. Articles prepared using LaTeX should be converted to PDF files and these should be submitted online in addition to the associated LaTeX source and graphics files.

Copyright and authors' rights

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

Exceptions are made for authors of Crown or US Government employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.

• Further details and FAQs on Taylor & Francis's policy on copyright and authors' rights

Reprints

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com). Reprints of articles published in the Journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.

Page charges

There are no page charges to individuals or institutions.

iOpenAccess

Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication have the option to pay a one-off fee of US$3250 to make their article free to read online ie "Open access" via the Main Group Chemistry website. Choosing this option also allows authors to post their article in an institutional or subject repository immediately upon publication.

• Further details on iOpenAccess