RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry is a journal whose aim is the rapid publication of original research results and ideas on all aspects of the science of gas-phase ions; it covers all the associated scientific disciplines. There is no formal limit on paper length (“rapid” is not synonymous with “brief”), but papers should be of a length that is commensurate with the importance and complexity of the results being reported. Contributions may be theoretical or practical in nature; they may deal with methods, techniques and applications, or with the interpretation of results; they may cover any area in science that depends directly on measurements made upon gaseous ions or that is associated with such measurements.In general, submissions that use conventional MS, GC/MS or LC/MS methods to catalogue or screen for components of extracts including Traditional Chinese Medicines are discouraged, except where the authors can clearly demonstrate that their contribution represents a significant extension of the capabilities or applications of mass spectrometry or new understanding of ion chemistry and related disciplines. In addition, articles reporting Stable Isotope analyses may only be published if they express novelty or significant developments in SI methodology.

《质谱快速通讯》是一本以快速发表气相离子科学各方面的原始研究成果和观点为宗旨的杂志；它涵盖了所有相关的科学学科。论文长度没有正式的限制(“快速”并不等同于“简要”)，但论文的长度应与所报告结果的重要性和复杂性相称。贡献可以是理论上的，也可以是实际的；它们可能涉及方法、技术和应用，或解释结果；它们可以涵盖任何直接依赖于对气态离子的测量或与此类测量相关的科学领域。一般来说，不鼓励使用传统MS、GC/MS或LC/MS方法对包括传统中药在内的提取物成分进行目录或筛选的提交，除非作者能够清楚地证明其贡献代表了质谱或质谱技术的能力或应用的显著扩展。了解离子化学及相关学科。此外，报告稳定同位素分析的文章只有在表达了国际单位制方法的新颖性或重大发展时才能发表。