Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry continues to be a dependable resource for both the expert and the student by providing in-depth, scholarly, insightful reviews of important topics within the discipline of analytical chemistry and related measurement sciences. The journal exclusively publishes review articles that illuminate the underlying science, that evaluate the field's status by putting recent developments into proper perspective and context, and that speculate on possible future developments. A limited number of articles are of a "tutorial" format written by experts for scientists seeking introduction or clarification in a new area.

This journal serves as a forum for linking various underlying components in broad and interdisciplinary means, while maintaining balance between applied and fundamental research. Topics we are interested in receiving reviews on are the following:

    chemical analysis
    instrumentation
    chemometrics
    analytical biochemistry
    medicinal analysis
    forensics
    environmental sciences
    applied physics
    and material science

The journal has limited space for single-target pharmaceutical analysis papers. Authors wishing an editorial opinion on the appropriateness of the proposed review topic, the perspective that will be taken, and/or the manuscript’s length are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief, Stephen E. Bialkowski. There is no requirement to do this, but early communication can facilitate the review process as soon as the manuscript is formally submitted.

Editor-in-Chief 
Stephen E. Bialkowski 
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 
Utah State University 
Logan, Utah 

Editorial Advisory Board 
Purnendu K. Dasgupta - University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 
Ning Fang - Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 
Jean-François Focant - Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium 
Peter de B. Harrington - Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 
Joel M. Harris - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 
Johna Leddy - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 
Francisco Pena-Pereira - University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain 
Herida Regina Nunes Salgado - University of São Paulo State, São Paulo, Brazil 
Gregory M. Swain - Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 
Robert E. Synovec - University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 
Polonca Trebse - University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
Charlotta Turner - Lund University, Lund, Sweden 
Chuanlai Xu - JiangNan University, China