''Chemistry World'' is a monthly

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published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The magazine addresses current events in world of chemistry including research, international business news and government policy as it affects the chemical science community, plus the best product applications. It features regular columns by Philip Ball,

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, Raychelle Burks, Alice Motion and Vanessa Seifert. The magazine is sent to all members of the Royal Society of Chemistry and is included in the cost of membership. In August 2016, the magazine began offering a "soft"

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option, where a limited amount of content is made available free to all unregistered readers. According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 0.159, ranking it 146th out of 154 journals in the category "Chemistry, Multidisciplinary".

History

In 1965 two British chemistry institutions, the Chemical Society and the Royal Institute of Chemistry agreed to merge their primary publications ''Proceedings of the Chemical Society'' and the ''Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry''. This was a first step to merger of the institutions. The new journal was entitled ''Chemistry in Britain''.''Chemistry in Britain'', vol 1, no 1 (January 1965) p 2. "Message from the Presidents". In January 2004 it was given "a new title, to acknowledge the international nature of the subject".Phil Abrahams,'' Chemistry World'' vol 1 no 1 (January 2004) "Comment: Magazine for a new world order"

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