Before submitting your manuscript, the following points should be considered:

• a covering letter should be supplied, justifying the novelty of the work presented.
• all evidence/data to support the conclusions made should be provided; particularly, all characterisation data for your materials/compounds should be supplied (see Guide for Authors, "How to prepare your manuscript").
• the results should be discussed in the context of the literature; the references should be pertinent and properly reflect the existing literature.
• all authors are aware of and have assumed the responsibility that comes with being an author; see author responsabilities.