Information for Reviewers
All reviewers must submit their reviews via ACS Paragon Plus, which provides complete access to all publishable parts of the manuscript and will save a copy of your comments in case a second round of reviews is needed. All expertise information and surveys are also collected inside ACS Paragon Plus.
Reviewers should give estimates of the scientific value of the work, together with some basis for their opinion. They should indicate whether the writing is clear, concise, and relevant. Personal comments should be avoided. For further reviewer education, we encourage all researchers to enroll in the free online course, ACS Reviewer Lab.
For the convenience of our authors, ACS offers a Manuscript Transfer Service. If the author accepts an offer to refer the manuscript to a different ACS journal, your review of the manuscript will also be transferred. Please be assured that your review will be handled by ACS with the same confidentiality in the next ACS journal as in the original journal. Note that your review may also be shared by the authors independently.
