Aims and Scope. Polymer Reviews publishes high quality reviews on topics of current interest in all areas of macromolecular science and engineering. Areas of particular interest are biomedical applications, organic electronics and photonics, nanostructures, micro- and nano-fabrication, biological molecules (DNA, proteins, carbohydrates), polymers for renewable energy and the environment, and polymers at the interfaces with other disciplines. Articles may either provide a complete, broad review of a topic, or may concentrate on the author's own work, placing that work in the context of the broader field. Most issues published by Polymer Reviews are topical issues consisting of invited papers. Approximately once a year an issue consisting of contributed articles will be published.

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The manuscript should be prepared using MS Word or WordPerfect. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher. All parts of the manuscript should be typewritten, double-spaced, with margins of at least one inch on all sides. Number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper. Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for the running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces. Each article should be summarized in an abstract of not more than 100 words. Avoid abbreviations, diagrams, and reference to the text. Six keywords should be provided. The names and contact information for three suggested reviewers must also be provided with the submission.

References. Please cite references in the text by number only as a superscript. At the end of the article, list the references in the order they appear in the text. Footnotes should be included in the list of references. Examples:

Journal: Barclay, G. G.; Ober, C. K.; Papathomas, K. I.; Wang, D. W. “Liquid crystalline epoxy thermosets based on dihydroxymethylstilbene - Synthesis and characterization”, J. Polym. Sci. Pol. Chem. 1992, 30, 1831-1843.

Book: de Gennes, P. G.; Prost, J. The Physics of Liquid Crystals; Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1993.

Book section: Rossert, J.; de Crombrugghe, B. “Type I collagen: Structure, synthesis, regulation”, In Principles of Bone Biology, 2nd Edition; Bilezikian, J. P.; Raisz, L. G.; Rodan, G. A., Eds.; Academic Press: New York, 2002; pp 189-210.

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