''Chemistry World'' is a monthly

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news

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published by the

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemistry, chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Ro ...

. 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 Philip Ball (born 1962) is a British science writer. For over twenty years he has been an editor of the journal ''Nature'' for which he continues to write regularly. He now writes a regular column in '' Chemistry World''. He has contributed to ...

, Derek Lowe, Andrea Sella,

Raychelle Burks Raychelle Burks is an Associate Professor of analytical chemistry at American University in Washington, D.C. and science communicator, who has regularly appeared on the Science Channel. In 2020, the American Chemical Society awarded her the Grad ...

Alice Motion Alice Elizabeth Motion (born Alice Williamson, 28 October 1984) is a British chemist, science communicator, and associate professor at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney. She is the founder of the Breaking Good project which encoura ...

and Vanessa Seifert. The magazine is sent to all members of the

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 ''

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'', the journal has a 2011

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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 The Chemical Society was a scientific society formed in 1841 (then named the Chemical Society of London) by 77 scientists as a result of increased interest in scientific matters. Chemist Robert Warington was the driving force behind its creation. ...

and the

Royal Institute of Chemistry The Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation. Founded in 1877 as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland (ICGBI), its role was to focus on qualifications and the professional status of chemists, and its aim ...

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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