Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

Cover Letter

Cover letter.

  1. Should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Alberto Vela
  2. Include the title, names of the authors and type of submission (full article/research or review*)
  3. Describe the major findings of the research, impact and novelty.
  4. Why does the manuscript fit into the scope of the J. Mex. Chem. Soc?
  5. The manuscript is original (not copied)
  6. Declare if part of the manuscript has been submitted or published before in any other journal.
  7. Declare conflicts of interest.
  8. The corresponding author, or the person submitting the manuscript in their behalf, accepts the responsibility of including as co-authors all persons appropriate and none inappropriate.
  9. Add a potential list of four reviewers.
  10. Sign with full name and contact information.
  11. File shouldn't exceed 2.5 MB.

*The J. Mex. Chem. Soc. only receives reviews under invitation. If you have been officially invited by the editorial board or the Editor-in-chief to send a review to the J. Mex. Chem. Soc. please specify it.

Graphical Abstract

Graphical abstract. Corresponds to an image (clear visual summary) that concisely describes and gives a quickly understanding of the main findings or the importance of the research at a glance. It could be a key figure or scheme of the submission or it could be specially designed for this purpose. The graphical abstract will be displayed solely in the table of contents and it will be also Peer Reviewed.

  1. File type: .JPG or .PNG
  2. Image size: minimum 600 pixels
  3. Resolution: minimum 600 dpi
  4. File name: GA
  5. Image could be fully or partially colored or black & white, as the authors prefer.
  6. File size: The file shouldn't exceed 2.5 MB.
  7. Other: Do not include additional text as title of the submission or authors information, abstract, or a heading “Graphical abstract”. Do not insert the image in an office file or alike, that would decrease the quality of the image.

i.e. Graphical abstract obtained from: Cuetara-Guadarrama, F.; Ramírez-Gualito, K.; Cuevas, G. J. Mex. Chem. Soc. 2017, 61. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29356/jmcs.v61i3.346

Graphical Abstract Example

Manuscript Formatting

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose all conflicts of interest including financial and personal relationships. The corresponding author must reveal at the time of submission either that there is no conflict of interest to declare, or should disclose potential conflicts of interest that will be acknowledged in the published article.

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