About

Mendeleev Communications publishes short communications in chemistry. Key topics covered in the journal include, but are not limited to: Organic, organometallic and organoelement chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical physics, Computational and theoretical chemistry, Catalysis, Coordination chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Chemistry of macromolecules, Applied chemistry, Biochemistry, bio-organic chemistry and biomolecular chemistry, Medicinal chemistry, Materials chemistry, nanochemistry, nanostructures, Environmental chemistry

Editor-in-chief

Prof. Mikhail Egorov
(N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Ananikov Valentine
(N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Editorial board

V.A. Azov (Republic of South Africa)
I.P. Beletskaya (Russian Federation)
H. Berke (Switzerland)
A.J. Boulton (UK)
V.N. Charushin (Russian Federation)
H.M. Frey (UK)
E.A. Goodilin (Russian Federation)
R. Hoffmann (USA)
G. Keglevich (Hungary)
Ph. Kocienski (UK)
V.Yu. Kukushkin (Russian Federation)
V.Ya. Lee (Japan)
J.-M. Lehn (France)
J. Lusztyk (Canada)
M. Makosza (Poland)
G. Mehta (India)
V.I. Minkin (Russian Federation)
Yu.N. Molin (Russian Federation)
B.F. Myasoedov (Russian Federation)
R. Noyori (Japan)
G.A. Papoian (USA)
E.A. Pidko (The Netherlands)
M. Poliakoff (UK)
A.I. Rusanov (Russian Federation)
B.L. Sharp (UK)
A.O. Terent’ev (Russian Federation)
O.G. Sinyashin (Russian Federation)
R. Walsh (UK)
V.V. Zhdankin (USA)
Yu.A. Zolotov (Russian Federation)

Early Career Advisory Board

Diana V. Aleksanyan (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Denis A. Chusov (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Dmitry B. Eremin (Los-Angeles, USA)
Leonid L. Fershtat (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Maria G. Khrenova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Timur I. Madzhidov (Kazan, Russian Federation)
Michael G. Medvedev (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Valentin V. Novikov (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Dmitry S. Perekalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Sergey S. Shapovalov (Moscow, Russian Federation)

It is absolutely unacceptable to submit to a journal a manuscript that has already been submitted to another journal, or to submit a manuscript to a second journal during the period it is under consideration in our journal.
The authors are responsible for ensuring that the paper is not under consideration in any other journal at the time of submission or during the consideration in our journal.
If parallel submission is revealed, the manuscript will be rejected immediately and the authors will be marked as unfair and untrustworthy.

An attempt to impersonate another person is a serious breach of ethics. The Journal has the right to request proof of identity in the cases where identity fraud or impersonation are alleged or suspected.
The authors should submit their manuscript to the editorial office themselves, without involving other persons, using the Mendeleev Communications' manuscript submission system or by e-mail. The submission by somebody else on behalf of the authors is considered to be serious breach of this policy and the Journal has the right to immediately reject a manuscript that was found to be submitted on behalf of the authors but not by the authors themselves.

The authors must not fabricate, falsify or distort data or results. They should strive to be objective, unbiased and truthful in all aspects of their work.
The authors must be honest in making statements and drawing conclusions regarding the results of both their own research and research of other authors.
The authors should critically evaluate the probability of experimental, methodological and human errors and avoid self-deception and bias. Where possible, they should conduct an internal verification to assess the validity of their work before publication.

All authors and co-authors have to disclose any potential conflicts of interest when they submit their manuscript. The conflicts of interest or their absence must be declared in the COI form provided by the journal at the submission step.

Examples of financial interests that should be disclosed:
Any direct sources of funds (employment, grants, patents, share ownership, sponsorship, etc.) or indirect sources of funds (consulting service, honoraria, equipment supplies, etc.) where the funding organization may gain or lose due to publication of the paper or where it is noticed that they might have influenced the submitted work.

Examples of personal relations/academic competitions that should be disclosed:
Any unpaid roles of authors that could influence the process of publication. These include unpaid advisory relationships and membership of professional organizations.
Any personal relations/beliefs that can be treated as a conflict should also be disclosed. This includes the presence of a relative employed at the organization that funds the work.

It is difficult to indicate the threshold where a financial or other interest becomes significant. There are two practical guidelines to solve this issue:
to declare any competing interests that could put you in an awkward position if they become known to public after publication of the work;
to declare any information that, being disclosed later, would make a sensible reader to feel misled or deceived.

All manuscripts are checked for quotation from earlier publications. Editorial Board adheres to the international publishing standards that do not allow copying and close paraphrasing (such as addition of parenthetical words) of already published papers, including the own papers of the authors. The text of manuscripts should be original and carry new results, ideas, analysis and conclusions. The plagiarism analysis is performed using specialized software, including https://antiplagiat.ru/

The authors must fully acknowledge the works of other scientists that they use in their research and cite publications that influenced their research.
All references should correspond to their sources and should be arranged in such a way as to cause no misunderstanding or confusion with other sources (see Guidelines for Authors). References should be useful for readers and correspond to the essence of the paper; the authors should make sure that the references are relevant and accessible.

The Editorial Board make its’ decision to publish on mandatory peer review.

Citations
The review process includes evaluation of the quality of references and citations in the manuscript; reviewer should point out the lack of some relevant literature if such has been found and should necessarily propose to add the missing references and justify why these references should be added.
Note that the Editors reserve the right to contest the excessive citation suggestions, especially concerning reviewer's own works. The Editors also reserve the right to remove the citation suggestions from reviewer's reports to protect the anonymity of the reviewer, but to offer the authors a list of additional references based on reviewer's suggestions.

Timeliness
Reviewers should inform the journal if they cannot review a paper or cannot do it in due time. Reviewers should not delay the review process without reason, either deliberately or not.

Objectivity
Reviewers should assess objectively the quality of the research, provide fair, frank and constructive criticism and avoid personal criticism of the authors. The reviewers' opinion should be explained and supported to allow the authors to understand the basis for the comments and judgments. The expressions should not be offensive or disparaging for the authors.

Anonymity and confidentiality
The names of reviewers are strictly confidential. The reviewer identity may be disclosed only to members of the Editorial Staff of the Journal, who are also obliged to maintain confidentiality. The reviewer should not disclose his/her name to the authors, nor send reports directly to the authors. The information and ideas gained while working as a reviewer should be kept secret and should not be used to get a competitive advantage. We also ask the reviewer not to discuss the papers being reviewed with colleagues unless they have been published.

The list of authors should include all and only those who made a significant intellectual contribution to the publication in the order agreed upon between the authors. Any changes in the list of authors during the publication process and only before the manuscript has been accepted must be approved by all authors of the communication, and all authors must confirm to the journal that they give their consent to this change. It is necessary to send a letter to the editorial office explaining the reasons behind the change in the list of authors, signed by all co-authors. Alternatively, the letter may be sent and signed by the corresponding author, and the other authors can indicate that they agree with the changes by sending messages to the editorial office from their personal e-mail addresses.

Ethical policy is an inherent part of our recommendations for authors and reviewers. The Mendeleev Communications journal adheres to the principles of publication ethics outlined in the main guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All manuscripts submitted for publication are treated equally, irrespective of race, gender, religion, ethnic affiliation, citizenship, age, and reputation of the authors.
Handling cases of alleged misconduct
Mendeleev Communications takes ethical allegations seriously.
The relationship between the Journal and our authors is based on trust, and we publish submitted materials in good faith. However, if a possible breach of ethical standards is brought to our knowledge, we will thoroughly investigate the case with the help of independent experts. Each case will be examined with all persons involved to ensure complete objectivity.
Any action will be as delicate as possible, being guided by the statements and rules recommended by COPE.
All relevant parties will be certainly informed about the outcome of the case.

The Journal believes that everyone is entitled to courtesy, fairness and respect. We commit to treating everyone we work with fairly, professionally and without bias, and we expect our staff to be treated in the same way at all times. Discrimination against any person is not admissible. This includes, in particular, discrimination on the grounds of race, age, gender, location, disability, appearance, religion/belief, human rights, social/economic status, reputation and/or scientific standpoint. Any threatening, bullying and/or cause of distress for another person is not admissible and may be the reason for refusal of further cooperation.

If an error is discovered in a published paper, it should be recognized and a correction note, erratum or retraction should be published. The corrections should be approved by all authors of the original paper if there are no specific reasons that make this impossible. In this case, any disagreement between the authors should be noted in the published correction note.

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