marginally related literature. The purpose statement should clearly outline how the work relates to
the advancement of sensing. If the manuscript describes a new sensing concept, indicate why it is
preferable to already known sensors. If the manuscript describes the improved sensing of a
substance, the competing methods must be referenced and compared. Absence of appropriate
literature references may be grounds for rejection of the manuscript.
Experimental Section. Include a clear, unambiguous description of materials, methods, and
equipment in sufficient detail to permit repetition of the work elsewhere. Be consistent in voice and
tense. For apparatus, list only devices of a specialized nature. List and describe preparation of
special reagents only. Do not list those normally found in the laboratory or preparations described
in standard handbooks and texts. Because procedures are intended as instructions to permit work
to be repeated by others, give adequate details of critical steps. Describe all safety considerations,
including any procedures that are hazardous, any reagents that are toxic, and any procedures
requiring special precautions, in enough detail so that workers in the laboratory repeating the
experiments can take appropriate safety measures.
Procedures and references for the neutralization, deactivation, and ultimate disposal of unusual
byproducts should be included. Published procedures should be cited but not described, except
where the presentation involves substantial modifications. While an experimental section is
required to be in the main article and should provide sufficient detail to understand the
experiments, additional details and procedures may be presented in the Supporting Information.
Results and Discussion. The results may be presented in tables or figures; however, many
simple findings can be presented directly in the text with no need for tables or figures. The
discussion should be concise and deal with the interpretation of the results.
Conclusions. Use the conclusion section only for interpretation and not to summarize information
already presented in the text or abstract.
References. References should be numbered in one consecutive series by order of mention in the
text with each reference individually numbered. Reference numbers in the text must be
superscripted. The accuracy and completeness of the references are the authors’ responsibility.
Unnecessarily long lists of references should be avoided, and excessive self-citation is not
permitted. Use Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index abbreviations for journal names
(http://cassi.cas.org/search.jsp) and provide article title, publication, year, volume, and page
number (inclusive pagination is recommended). Chemical Abstracts reference information for
foreign publications that are not readily available should also be supplied.
List submitted articles as “in press” only if formally accepted for publication, and give the volume
number and year, if known. Otherwise, use “unpublished work” with the name of the place where
the work was done and the date. Include name, affiliation, and date for “personal
communications”. For work published online (ASAP, in press), the DOI should be furnished in
addition to the standard bibliographic information.
Examples of the reference format in the final published article:
Cuartero, M.; Crespo, G. A.; Bakker, E. Paper-Based Thin-Layer Coulometric Sensor for
Halide Determination. Anal. Chem. 2015, 87, 1981–1990.
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Bard, A. J.; Faulker, L. R. Electrochemical Methods, 2nd ed.; Wiley: New York, 2001.2.
Francesconi, K. A.; Kuehnelt, D. In Environmental Chemistry of Arsenic; Frankenberger, W.
T., Jr., Ed.; Marcel Dekker: New York, 2002; pp 51–94.
3.