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Changes to ES&T Word Limits Effective Immediately

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eferences will no longer be counted in the word limits for Research manuscripts and Features. The word counts below apply to the full text body starting with the abstract and including all figures, acknowledgments, and the paragraph pointing to Supporting Information if relevant. The Instructions to Authors note that “Small figures, schema, and tables (∼1/3 column in PDF version) usually count as 300 word equivalents, large figures, schema, and tables constitute 600 or more word equivalents.” Table of Contents (TOC) art is not included in word limits. The manuscript types affected by this change are the following: Features (5000 words þ TOC art þ title þ authors þ affiliations þ references) Research Articles (7000 words þ TOC art þ title þ authors þ affiliations þ references) Policy Analysis (7000 words þ TOC art þ title þ authors þ affiliations þ references) Critical Review (10,000 words þ TOC art þ title þ authors þ affiliations þ references) Correspondence (1000 words þ title þ authors þ affiliations þ references) As a reminder, word limits for Viewpoints and Letters to the Editor remain unchanged: Viewpoints (1000 words [NO ABSTRACT] þ title þ authors þ affiliations þ acknowledgments [if necessary] þ MAXIMUM five references þ MAXIMUM one single pane figure with 50 word caption OR one 350 word table) Letter to the Editor (500 words [NO ABSTRACT] þ title þ authors þ affiliations þ 250 words of references including the Feature/Viewpoint/Comment/Perspective in question) Correspondence, Viewpoints, and Letters to the Editor DO NOT have TOC art. The Instructions to Authors (http://pubs.acs.org/page/esthag/ submission/authors.html) are being updated to reflect these changes.

Published: April 15, 2011 r 2011 American Chemical Society

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dx.doi.org/10.1021/es2012269 | Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 4193–4193