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This Spotlight Collection aims to highlight the breadth of research on 4f and 5f elements in France.

This spotlight collection will highlight the breadth of research on 4f and 5f elements in France, encompassing discrete complexes, nanoparticles, and both solution and solid-state systems, as well as theoretical studies. Applications span a wide range of fields including (but not limited to) spectroscopy, materials science, biology, imaging, magnetism, catalysis and small molecule activation. We particularly encourage contributions in actinide chemistry, highlighting advances driven by innovative experimental and theoretical approaches. Topics of interest include speciation, redox processes, reactivity, synchrotron studies and systems relevant to the nuclear fuel cycle and environmental behaviour.

All types of manuscript – communications, full papers and review-type articles – will be considered for publication. The manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines. If you would like to submit to this collection, please email us to let us know the potential title, abstract and article type for your submission.

All manuscripts will be subject to the usual initial assessment and peer review processes as necessary, and inclusion in the Collection will be at the discretion of the Guest Editors. Please indicate in your submission that you are submitting to this Collection and inform the Editorial Office by email.

Following our peer-review process, we will publish accepted articles online in a citeable form as soon as they are ready, with compilation of the complete collection in 2027.

This spotlight collection was organised in collaboration with the on the occasion of its 5th anniversary.