How do IUPAC Commissions work ?
Members of the Commission or outside organisations propose topics for study. These are considered by the Commission in the light of the objectives of IUPAC and are proposed to the Division for adoption. They are then assigned to a member of the Commission or an external expert is contacted. The author prepares a draft paper which is discussed by the Commission and a revised version is prepared. This is circulated to interested parties, including Editors of Journals in the field, and to representatives of IUPAC affiliated organisations around the world and other standardisation bodies such as ASTM. It is also made available for review by the analytical community at large by advertisements in the press and journals and on the Internet. After further revisions and consideration by IUPAC Committees including an inter-Divisional Nomenclature committee, the final Recommendations are published in Pure and Applied Chemistry. Back to V.
