I. General Information
These Instructions for Authors provide detailed guidance for preparing and submitting manuscripts to CHROMATOGRAPHY. Authors are requested to read this document carefully prior to submission.
Manuscripts must be written in clear, grammatically correct English.
II. Aims and Scope of the Journal CHROMATOGRAPHY is a journal published by the Society of Chromatographic Science (SCS). It is an international, open-access scientific journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality original research, reviews, and technical reports in the field of separation and detection science and related disciplines, including chromatography, electrophoresis, and related methodologies.
The journal aims to disseminate significant experimental and theoretical advances that contribute to the development and application of separation and detection methodologies.
III. Ethical Standards for Publications CHROMATOGRAPHY adheres to internationally accepted standards of publication ethics and follows the principles and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Authors must ensure that their work is original, has not been published previously, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, citation manipulation, and inappropriate image manipulation are strictly prohibited.
All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism prior to peer review using editorial assessment and available similarity-detection methods.
For studies involving human participants or animals, authors must comply with relevant laws, regulations, and institutional guidelines. Approval by an appropriate ethics committee must be obtained where required. For studies involving human subjects, authors must state that informed consent was obtained and that the privacy rights of participants were respected. Animal experiments must be conducted in accordance with internationally recognized guidelines.
Authors must disclose all sources of funding and any potential conflicts of interest. The role of the funding source, if any, in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, and the decision to submit the manuscript must be clearly stated.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools is permitted only to support manuscript preparation and related activities. AI tools must not replace the critical intellectual contributions or scientific responsibilities of the authors. Any use of AI tools must be transparently disclosed in the manuscript.
IV. Types of Manuscripts
The journal accepts the following types of manuscripts:
1. Original Paper
Full reports of original research findings.
2. Short Communication
Concise reports of significant findings (approximately four printed pages).
3. Review Article
Comprehensive overviews of outstanding subject areas in separation and detection science. Reviews are normally invited by the Editors.
4. Focusing Review
Reviews addressing a specific, focused topic within a broader research area.
5. Mini Review
Short review articles (approximately four printed pages).
6. Technical Note
Reports describing new techniques, methods, or applications.
Original Papers, Short Communications, and Technical Notes are considered on the understanding that they have not been published previously and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Reviews, Focusing Reviews and Mini Reviews may include previously published results where appropriate.
V. Manuscript Preparation V-I. Overview
Manuscripts must be prepared using the official template available on the journal homepage. Only MS Word-formatted files are accepted. V-II. Cover Letter
Each manuscript must be accompanied by a cover letter stating the type of paper, the title of the manuscript, and the full name and postal address of the corresponding author. The presence or absence of any Conflict of Interest must also be declared. V-III. Title and Authorship
The title of the paper should be concise and informative. As titles are widely used in information-retrieval systems, authors should include relevant keywords and avoid abbreviations.
Please list the full names of all authors on both the first page and in the Authors section at the end of the manuscript. In the
Affiliations section at the end of the manuscript, provide the institutional affiliations and addresses of the laboratories or institutions where the work was conducted. If an author's current affiliation differs from the affiliation at which the work was performed, the current affiliation should also be provided.
Information for the corresponding author should be provided in the Corresponding Author section at the end of the manuscript. V-IV. Abstract and Keywords
All articles must include an abstract of approximately 200 words, clearly describing what is new, different, and significant in the work. References should not be cited in the abstract.
Three to seven keywords must be provided. V-V. Text
The text should be divided into clearly defined sections such as Introduction, Experimental, Results and Discussion, and Conclusions. Introduction: Should summarize relevant previous work with appropriate references and clearly state the purpose and novelty of the study. Experimental: Should provide sufficient detail to allow others to reproduce the work. Results and Discussion: Results may be presented using tables or figures; simple findings should be described in the text. The discussion should focus on interpretation of the results. Conclusions: Should be limited to interpretation and should not repeat information already presented in the text or abstract. V-VI. References
References should be numbered consecutively in the order of appearance in the text and listed at the end of the manuscript. Reference numbers should be indicated in the text using square brackets.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of references. Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index. Publication year, volume, and page numbers (or article number) must be included. Unpublished work should be cited as "in press," "submitted for publication," "in preparation," or "personal communication," as appropriate. Authors should follow The ACS Style Guide. V-VII. Acknowledgments
Authors may acknowledge technical assistance, gifts, sources of special materials, meeting presentation information, and the circumstances under which the work was carried out. Information on research funding and financial support should be included in the Funding section at the end of the manuscript. V-VIII. Tables and Figures
Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in the order of citation in the text (e.g., Table 1., Table 2.). Each table should be provided with a concise and informative title following the table number. Experimental conditions and any additional explanatory information should be presented in footnotes.
Figures: Figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in the order of citation in the text (e.g., Fig. 1., Fig. 2.). Figures should be prepared at a quality suitable for publication. Each figure must be accompanied by an appropriate caption. Color figures may be submitted. However, when color reproduction or other special printing processes are required in the print version, the associated costs shall, in principle, be borne by the authors.
V-IV. Supplementary Materials
Supplementary materials, including datasets, videos, additional figures, and supporting information, may be submitted where appropriate and will be published online. V-X. Nomenclature, Symbols, Abbreviations, and Units
Nomenclature should follow current American usage. Authors should use internationally accepted symbols, abbreviations, and SI units. If there is any ambiguity, the full term should be given at first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Abbreviations used in tables and figures should be explained in the captions. Recommendations of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) should be followed.
VI. Manuscript Submission
Manuscripts must be submitted by e-mail by the corresponding author to the Editorial Office at: E-mail: scs_eo(at)chromsoc.jp
Within approximately 72 hours of submission, the corresponding author will receive an acknowledgment of receipt and a Manuscript ID for future correspondence. If no acknowledgment is received within this period, authors should contact the Editorial Office by e-mail.
VII. Peer-review Process CHROMATOGRAPHY employs a single-blind peer-review process.
The Editor-in-Chief assigns a handling editor for each submitted manuscript. In some cases, the Editor-in-Chief may serve as the handling editor. For manuscripts submitted by the Editor-in-Chief, the handling editor is appointed by an Associate Editors-in-Chief to avoid any conflict of interest.
All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening. Manuscripts that pass this screening are reviewed by independent experts in the relevant field. In principle, at least two reviewers are assigned to each manuscript, except for Focusing Reviews, which may be reviewed by one reviewer.
VIII. Editorial Decision and Revision
Based on the reviewers' reports and the handling editor's assessment, the Editor-in-Chief will make one of the following decisions:
Accept
Minor revision required
Major revision required
Reject
If revision is requested, authors must submit a revised manuscript together with a detailed response to the reviewers' comments within the following time limits:
Original Papers: 8 weeks
Short Communications, Reviews, Focusing Reviews, Mini Reviews, Technical Notes: 4 weeks
Authors who disagree with reviewers' comments or editorial decisions may submit a reasoned rebuttal in accordance with the journal's editorial procedures.
IX. Publication Fees and Charges
Submission of a manuscript by a member of the Society of Chromatographic Science (SCS) is free of charge, provided that the first or corresponding author is a member of SCS at the time of submission.
For non-members of SCS, a submission fee of 30,000 JPY is charged at the time of manuscript submission. Invited manuscripts solicited by the Editors are exempt from submission fees.
If color reproduction or other special printing processes are required in the print version, the associated costs shall, in principle, be borne by the authors.
No article processing charge (APC) is levied for online publication.
If authors wish to order offprints, they should contact the Editorial Office. Offprints can be provided at the authors' expense, with a minimum order quantity of 100 copies.
X. Copyright and Open Access
All articles published in CHROMATOGRAPHY are open access. Authors retain copyright of their work and grant the journal a non-exclusive right to publish the article.
Articles are published under either the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International License or the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 International License, as selected by the authors after manuscript acceptance.
XI. Proofs and Early Online Publication
Accepted articles may be published online prior to final publication in order to ensure rapid dissemination of research findings. Such early online versions are clearly identified and may differ from the final published version. Early online versions are assigned a DOI and may be cited. The final version of record will replace the early online version upon publication.
Authors are responsible for carefully checking proofs of the final version prior to publication.
XII. Repository and Self-Archiving Policy
Authors may deposit the published version or accepted manuscript of their article in institutional or subject repositories, provided that appropriate citation to the original publication in CHROMATOGRAPHY and the DOI are included.
The version deposited in a repository shall be subject to the same Creative Commons license as the published article. Any reuse by third parties shall also be subject to the terms and conditions of that license.
XIII. Declarations
Authors must include the following statements in their manuscript. If a particular item is not applicable, authors should state "Not applicable." XIII-I. Author Contributions
Contributions must be described using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT). XIII-II. Conflicts of Interest
The authors must declare any conflicts of interest or state that none exist. XIII-III. Data Availability Statement
Authors must describe where and how the data supporting the findings can be accessed or explain any restrictions. XIII-IV. Funding
Authors must disclose all funding sources and describe the role of the funding body, if any. XIII-V. Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate
Authors must state approval by an appropriate ethics committee where applicable. XIII-VI. Consent for Publication
Authors must state whether informed consent for publication was obtained where applicable. XIII-VII. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
Any use of AI-based tools must be disclosed. AI tools must not replace the critical intellectual contributions or scientific responsibilities of the authors.
XIV. Contact Information Editorial Office, CHROMATOGRAPHY
Society of Chromatographic Science (SCS)
E-mail: scs_eo(at)chromsoc.jp
