Angewandte Chemie Formatting Requirements: Complete Author Guide

Angewandte Chemie measures article length in printed journal pages rather than word counts. This means your figures, schemes, tables, and references all count toward the limit. Understanding how your manuscript will look in print is essential.

Communications are the flagship article type and account for the majority of Angewandte publications. The 4-page limit is measured in the final typeset two-column format. In double-spaced manuscript form, this translates to roughly 2,500-3,000 words of body text, depending on how many figures and schemes you include. Each figure occupying a full column width takes approximately half a page of typeset space.

Reviews at Angewandte Chemie are major scholarly works. A 50-page Review is a definitive treatment of a field and can take months to write. These are usually invited, but unsolicited proposals are considered.

Research Articles are a newer category for work that needs more space than a Communication but presents original research rather than a review. They aren't as common as Communications and have a 10-page limit.

Communications at Angewandte Chemie don't have a traditional abstract. Instead, they use a Table of Contents (TOC) entry that combines a graphic with a short descriptive text.

TOC entry requirements:

• TOC graphic: 5 cm x 5 cm, minimum 300 DPI, color preferred
• TOC text: maximum 450 characters (including spaces), describing the main finding
• Keywords: 5-8 keywords listed after the TOC text

The TOC text serves as both the abstract and the table of contents description. In 450 characters, you need to communicate the finding, its significance, and ideally a key data point. This is extremely tight. Every word counts.

For Research Articles, Reviews, and Minireviews, a standard unstructured abstract of up to 200 words is used instead of (or in addition to) the TOC entry.

Example TOC text structure:

"A new palladium-catalyzed method converts aryl chlorides to boronic esters in 90% yield at room temperature. The reaction tolerates heteroaromatic substrates and scales to 100 grams without loss of selectivity."

That's approximately 250 characters. You have roughly this much space, plus a bit more. Make it count.

Angewandte Chemie requires the following on the title page:

• Full title (concise and descriptive)
• All author names with affiliations
• Corresponding author(s) marked with an asterisk
• ORCID iDs for all authors (strongly encouraged, required for corresponding author)
• Dedication (optional, placed below the title)
• Keywords (5-8)
• TOC text and TOC graphic

One Angewandte-specific convention: the title often includes a subtitle separated by a colon. For example, "Room-Temperature Borylation of Aryl Chlorides: A Palladium-Catalyzed Approach." This style is common but not required.

Author names at Angewandte follow the format: first name, middle initial(s), last name. No academic degrees are listed. Affiliations use superscript letters (not numbers) to link authors to institutions.

Display items at Angewandte Chemie directly affect your page count, so every figure needs to justify its space.

Figure requirements:

• Minimum resolution: 300 DPI for photographs, 600 DPI for line art
• Accepted formats: TIFF, EPS, PDF, or CDX (ChemDraw)
• Single column width: 8.5 cm (3.35 inches)
• Double column width: 17.5 cm (6.9 inches)
• Font in figures: Arial or Helvetica, minimum 7-point
• Color figures are free in both online and print editions
• Each figure uploaded as a separate file

Scheme requirements:

• Use ChemDraw with Wiley settings (available as a preset in ChemDraw)
• Bond length: 14.4 pt
• Bond width: 0.6 pt
• Arial font, 8-point for atom labels
• Schemes numbered separately from Figures
• Reaction arrows should use standard conventions

Table requirements:

• Every column needs a header
• Horizontal rules only (top, bottom, below headers)
• No vertical rules, no shading
• Footnotes use superscript lowercase letters [a], [b], [c]
• Units in column headers
• Keep tables compact to save page space

For Communications, the typical strategy is 2-3 display items (combination of figures, schemes, and tables). Each display item that spans both columns uses roughly half a printed page, so plan carefully.

Angewandte Chemie uses a numbered reference style with bracketed citations. This is distinct from both ACS style (superscript numbers) and Vancouver style.

Key formatting rules:

• Citations in text use bracketed numbers: [1], [2, 3], [4-7]
• References numbered in order of first appearance
• Author names: initials before surname (e.g., A. B. Smith)
• Journal titles abbreviated per CASSI conventions, in italics
• Year in bold, volume in italics
• Page range following the volume

Example references:

[1] A. B. Smith, C. D. Jones, E. F. Williams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, 1234-1238.

[2] A. B. Smith, C. D. Jones in Handbook of Catalysis (Ed.: G. H. Brown), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2024, pp. 45-78.

Note the differences from ACS style: bracketed citations instead of superscript, initials before surnames, year in bold, volume in italics. The CASSI abbreviation for Angewandte Chemie International Edition is "Angew. Chem. Int. Ed." not "Angew. Chem., Int. Ed." (no comma). This is a common error.

For the German edition: "Angew. Chem." If you cite both editions (which is a convention when citing Angewandte papers), list the International Edition first, followed by the German edition in the same reference entry.

Use the CASSI search tool to verify journal abbreviations. Wiley provides reference manager styles for Angewandte Chemie in Zotero and EndNote.

Supporting Information (SI) is expected for virtually all Angewandte Chemie Communications and Research Articles. It's published online and freely accessible.

Typical SI contents:

• Experimental procedures for all new reactions and compounds
• Full characterization data (1H NMR, 13C NMR, HRMS, IR, melting points)
• Copies of NMR spectra for all new compounds
• Crystallographic data (CIF files deposited with CCDC)
• Computational methods, coordinates, and energies
• Additional control experiments
• Kinetic data, selectivity tables, substrate scope extensions

SI formatting:

• Must include a table of contents
• Figures labeled as Figure S1, S2, etc.
• Tables labeled as Table S1, S2, etc.
• PDF format for the main SI document
• CIF files submitted separately through CCDC

The SI for an Angewandte Communication commonly runs 30-60 pages. This is normal. The 4-page Communication format pushes all supporting evidence to the SI, and reviewers expect thorough documentation. Incomplete characterization data in the SI is one of the top reasons for negative reviews.

Angewandte Chemie accepts both Word and LaTeX submissions. Wiley provides templates for both.

Word submissions:

• Use the Wiley template for Angewandte Chemie (available from the submission system)
• 12-point Times New Roman or Arial
• Double-spaced for review
• Include all figure and scheme files separately
• ChemDraw files (.cdx) for chemical structures

LaTeX submissions:

• Wiley provides an Angewandte-specific LaTeX template
• The template handles two-column layout, reference formatting, and heading styles
• Submit compiled PDF plus all source files
• BibTeX supported with Angewandte-specific .bst file
• Common among computational and theoretical chemistry submissions

Both formats work well. Word with ChemDraw is the default for synthetic chemistry labs. LaTeX is preferred for papers with equations, especially computational or physical chemistry work. The editorial office is experienced with both.

Angewandte Chemie has several unique requirements and conventions that differ from other chemistry journals.

1. Page limits, not word limits. Communications are measured in printed pages (4 pages max), not word counts. This means your figures and references directly affect how much text you can include. A Communication with 4 large figures might only have space for 1,500 words of text.

2. TOC text replaces the abstract for Communications. This 450-character text is the only summary readers see in the table of contents. It needs to stand alone as a description of your work. Don't reference figures or use abbreviations that aren't universally understood.

3. VIP (Very Important Paper) designation. Top-rated papers receive VIP status based on reviewer scores. VIP Communications get a special badge and are highlighted in the journal. Authors don't apply for VIP status; it's determined by reviewer evaluations. About 5% of Communications receive this designation.

4. Hot Paper designation. Papers deemed particularly timely can be designated as Hot Papers, which get expedited review and publication. Authors can request Hot Paper consideration in their cover letter, but the editors make the final decision.

5. Dual-language convention. When citing Angewandte Chemie papers, it's traditional (though not always required) to cite both the International Edition and the German edition. This is a legacy convention from when the two editions had different pagination. Check recent articles to see if this is still expected in your subfield.

Angewandte Chemie has specific expectations for different types of research:

New compounds must be fully characterized. The minimum standard for organic molecules is 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. For known compounds made by new methods, 1H NMR comparison with literature data is sufficient. Reviewers will reject papers with incomplete characterization.

Angewandte Chemie uses Wiley's ScholarOne submission system. Prepare these files:

1. Main manuscript (Word or LaTeX): title, author information, body text, references
2. TOC graphic: 5 cm x 5 cm, 300 DPI minimum, separate file
3. TOC text: 450 characters max, included in the manuscript
4. Figures and Schemes: each as separate high-resolution files
5. Supporting Information: complete PDF with table of contents
6. CIF files (if applicable): deposited with CCDC, deposition number included in manuscript
7. Cover letter: addressing significance and fit, requesting Hot Paper status if applicable
8. Suggested reviewers: 3-5 suggested reviewers with expertise in your area

The most frequent issues with Angewandte Chemie submissions:

• Communication exceeding 4 printed pages
• TOC graphic wrong dimensions (must be 5 x 5 cm)
• TOC text exceeding 450 characters
• CASSI journal abbreviations incorrect in references
• Bracketed citations formatted as superscripts
• ChemDraw structures not using Wiley settings
• Incomplete compound characterization in SI
• Missing CIF deposition numbers for crystal structures