Publications

The special issue will include two types of submissions: Invited Articles (topical reviews, or expert perspectives, by invitation only) and Original Papers (full-lengths, or short letters, for contributed presenters).

Invited Articles should provide an overview of a current topic in the format of a topical review or an expert perspective. Due to this length restriction, a complete bibliographic overview on the existing literature cannot be expected, but referencing should be well-balanced. The manuscript should represent a snapshot of most recent progress, the state of research and particularly relevant aspects, with focus on the highlights and possibly open or controversially discussed questions. They are intended to inform an audience not immediately familiar with the specific topic. Original, previously unpublished results may also be included to a certain extent.

Original Papers expose original and previously unpublished work of general interest to the community. Manuscripts do not have a strict length limit, and can be similar to a short letter or a full length article . Articles must fulfill the standards and requirements of the journal. Acceptance of a contribution for presentation at the workshop does not automatically include publication in the special issue. The main criteria for consideration by pss (a) are: (i) The importance, relevance, and novelty of the results match those expected for a regular journal paper; (ii) The general quality of the manuscript and the amount of information provided is appropriate for an international journal. Serial or incremental, pure self-referential and lab-report-style work is discouraged; (iii) Main results have not yet been published (also not in conference proceedings) and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Benefits for pss authors include:

• No page charges or publication costs for authors, free online colour
• Modern article formats (PDF, Enhanced PDF, HTML compatible also with mobile devices)
• Supporting information, e.g. additional data, figures, videos or animations can be published online
• Wiley OnlineOpen option compliant with funder mandates and supported by many institutions
• Author suggestions for journal cover figures or frontispiece pages, especially for Feature Articles
• The PDF file of the article will be provided as electronic reprint free of charge. Journal print issues, color reprints with cover page, posters etc. are available for purchase
• pss is indexed in ISI Web of Science and all other major abstracting databases
• Promotion of selected content via web portals, e.g. advancedsciencenews.com, newsletters, and press releases

Submission information: Please refer to the author instructions available on our homepage www.pss-a.com ® Author Guidelines (including optional Word template, LaTeX style files and the link to online submission through Editorial Manager) Be sure to mention the special issue in your cover letter and select the appropriate topical section/category Ternary and Multinary Compounds during online submission to expedite handling.

Please see Call for papers below: