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An international journal at the heart of open access for the global chemistry community.

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Why do patterned VACNT microstructures lose verticality? Experiments and FE analysis reveal footprint–height effects beyond simple H/L scaling. Read the work by Ozlem Simsek and @ostogu.bsky.social for free: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...
October 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The secret lies between the layers: engineered graphene oxide nanosheets unlock ultrasensitive detection of a key food antioxidant.  

Discover more in this study from Govindasamy and colleagues: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...
October 2, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Check out this cover from Jan Macák and colleagues. It accompanies their RSC Advances publication on centrifugally spun ZnO fibers, studying their synthesis and antibacterial activity against Acne vulgaris. Read it for free here: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/1...
October 1, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Check out this cover artwork from Sotiris Hadjikakou and Christina Banti at the University of Ioannina, which accompanies their RSC Advances paper on metalloantibiotic functionalized pHEMA for therapeutic contact lenses.

You can read their study for free here: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...
October 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Dominik Spahr and colleagues found that at ~9 GPa two H2CO3 polymorphs can occur simultaneously and characterized them by single crystal diffraction, DFT-calculations, Raman and IR-spectroscopy.

Want to find out more? Read their paper for free: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...
September 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM
How does a DNA aptamer bind VEGFA165? This RSC Advances study by Biswajit Mohanty and Parthapratim Munshi reveals the molecular interactions driving specific recognition and complex stability: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/1...
September 29, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Discover a machine learning-validated TOF-SIMS-based strategy for detection of oncogenic driver mutations in NSCLC using MO capture probe, with limit of detection of 1 pM, by Rupa Mukhopadhyay and team: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...
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September 28, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The inside front cover of Issue 42 depicts the antiproliferative activity of 1H-1,2,3-triazole-linked DHPM–isatin hybrids against acute myeloid leukemia.

Find out more in the RSC Advances paper by Arun K. Sharma, Vipan Kumar et al.
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September 28, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Check out RSC Advances' recent cover ✨

The front cover of Issue 42 highlights research by Rachelle Austin and colleagues at Idaho National Laboratory on a dual spectroscopy technique for vapor-phase chlorides and iodine detection in nuclear systems.

Read the full article: doi.org/10.1039/d6ra...
September 24, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The back cover of issue 41 is a dichromatic artwork by Kioko Takemiya et al. from their recent article "Developing hybrid thiomaltodextrins as specific ligands to the maltodextrin transporter of Escherichia coli" 🦠

Read it in full here:
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September 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Issue 41's inner front cover is an eye-catching geometric piece from "Enhanced output of Fe2+/Fe3+ liquid energy conversion using a methanol–acetone mixed solvent" by Ryo Miyama et al.

Read the story behind the artwork here:
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September 17, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Issue 41 is out now, have a look at the wonderful new front cover artwork! ⚗️🌊

Explore the article behind issue 41's front cover:
"Water-mediated green synthesis of coumarin derivatives using a recyclable heteropoly acid–niobium(v) oxide hybrid catalyst" by Mahapatra et al.
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September 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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September 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
RSC Advances are delighted to welcome Paul Wilson (University of Warwick) as a new Associate Editor for the journal 👏

Paul's current research focusses on developing platforms for nanoscale synthesis and nanofabrication.

Learn more about Paul and his research📖
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September 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
For all his achievements and efforts as RSC Advances Editor-in-Chief, we pay thanks to @russellcoxchem.bsky.social! He shared his reflections on the journal's progress and its future with @karenfaulds.bsky.social and @fabdumoulin.bsky.social, available to read here 👇

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Saying goodbye to Editor-in-Chief Professor Russell Cox – RSC Advances Blog
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September 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We are delighted to welcome Dr Petr Beier (@iocbprague.bsky.social, Czech Academy of Sciences) as an Associate Editor, who is now handling organic chemistry submissions for the journal 📢

Discover more about Petr and his research 📖
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September 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Issue 40 is out and on its back cover is this beautiful artwork from Róisín O'Flaherty et al. Their recent paper 'New green strategies for labelling of glycoprotein N-glycans' is not to be missed! Check it out here: pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...
September 4, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Another fantastic front cover image, just published in issue 40 from 'Roll-to-roll compatible in situ self-assembly of silver nanostructures on hybrid knitted textile for EMI shielding' by Ghassan E. Jabbour et al. Check out the story behind the artwork right here:
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September 4, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Issue 40 is out now, and with it more spectacular cover artwork to show off! Check out the article behind our issue 40 front cover "Adsorptive removal of cationic methylene blue dye in a robust metal-azolate framework" by B Vatsha et al.
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September 4, 2026 at 8:13 AM
We are delighted to welcome @fabdumoulin.bsky.social as our new co Editor-in-Chief, working alongside Prof Karen Faulds. Fabienne has worked as an Associate Editor for the journal since 2015, and joined the Editorial Board in 2022. Fabienne brings a wealth of knowledge into the role as co-EiC 🎉
September 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
@russellcoxchem.bsky.social has supported @rscadvances.rsc.org since the journal's launch in 2011, both as an Editorial Board member and as Editor-in-Chief. Russell is now retiring from this role, and we will be reflecting on his time with the journal in the coming weeks so watch this space 📣
September 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
📢Featured on the front cover of Issue 39 of RSC Advances

In this recent article, Peng and Zhang explore how a Jahn–Teller induced conical intersection directs the oxygen–methane reaction...
August 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Tired of tediously removing cosmic rays in your Raman and SERS spectra? This new automated method presented by @nanojason.bsky.social and Massont has you covered, and it comes with specially tuned turnkey code!

Read the article here: doi.org/10.1039/d6ra...

#spectroscopy #chemometrics
August 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
In this recent article @verhogroup.bsky.social show that one-pot electrochemical amidation–halogenation converts abundant carboxylic acids into valuable halogenated amides without catalysts or added electrolyte ⚡

Check it out: doi.org/10.1039/d6ra...
August 27, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Featured on the front cover of Issue 38 👏

Matyszewska and team explore the effect of amantadine on the SARS-CoV-2 lipid envelope by comparing experimental observations and molecular dynamics simulations. They even extend the work to 3D bilayer models!

🔗 Read for free here: doi.org/10.1039/d6ra...
August 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM