<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Journal homepage </Li> <Li> Online access </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Journal homepage </Li> <Li> Online access </Li> </Ul> <P> RSC Advances is an online - only peer - reviewed scientific journal covering research on all aspects of the chemical sciences . It was established in 2011 and is published by the Royal Society of Chemistry . The editor - in - chief is Mike D. Ward (University of Sheffield). </P> <P> In 2014, RSC Advances moved to a very high publication frequency, initially about 100 issues per year (similar to that of ChemComm), but later in the year (and in 2015) turned to even higher frequency--however it is not a continuous journal . In terms of the number of pages published annually, this has increased dramatically from about 26,500 in 2013 to over 65,000 in 2014 . </P>

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