Acta Chromatographica publishes papers on all aspects of the theory and practice of

chromatography (including applications of chemometrics to chromatography). These

papers can be divided into three groups:

• Revievs (which are written at the invitation of an Editor);

• Original Research Papers; and
• Short Communications.

SUBMISSION AND HANDLING OF MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts should be submitted in duplicate plus a diskette to one of the Co-Editors
at the following adresses:

Prof. Dr. TERESA KOWALSKA Dr. MIECZYS£AW SAJEWICZ

Institute of Chemistry Institute of Chemistry
Silesian University Silesian University
9, Szkolna Street 9, Szkolna Street
40-006 Katowice, Poland 40-006 Katowice, Poland

After the proper external review the Co-Editors will communicate directly with the
Author concerning acceptance (or otherwise) of the paper.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS

These papers are typically between 10 and 20 pages in length, including tables, figure
captions and references. Pages should be numbered through including the tables and
figure captions. Type the references, tables and figure captions on separate pages
following the text of the paper, in that sequence.

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
The main purpose of this kind of paper is rapid communication of brief (between 2
and 6 pages) and often preliminary research results.

REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING FORMAT AND STYLE

OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPERS AND SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Page 1
 After the title of the paper, list the authors and give their affiliation and address. Mark
with an asterisk that author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

 Page 2

Summary: Always include a summary of the manuscript, typed on a separate page.

 Page 3

Main text begins here; normally the following subdivisions should be adhered to:
Introduction, Experimental, Results and Discussion, Conclusion (where appropriate),
References, Tables, Figures and Captions.

 Figures

Figures should be glossy black and white photographs suitable for reproduction, or
clear, distinct original ink drawings in black and white, ready for print. Only include the
absolute minimum text in the figure. The size of the individual numbers and characters
should be selected so that after reductions, their height is about 2 mm.

 References

References cited in the text should be indicated by sequential numbers in square

brackets and listed in the same manner. Examples of correct listing are given below:

[1] E. Stahl and P. J. Schorm, Z. Physiol. Chemie, 325, 263 (1961)

[2] A. Pollak in J. Sherma and B. Fried (eds), Handbook of Thin-Layer Chromatography,
Dekker, New York, 1990; pp.249-281
[3] F. Geiss, Fundamentals of Thin-Layer Chromatography (Planar Chromatography),
Hueting, Heidelberg, 1987

Each autor (or co-author) of a published paper will receive one copy of the issue of
interest free of charge.