The ''Journal of the Chemical Society'' was a

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established by the

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in 1849 as the ''Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society''. The first editor was

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. The journal underwent several renamings, splits, and mergers throughout its history. In 1980, the Chemical Society merged with several other organizations into 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 journal's continuity is found in ''

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Faraday Transactions The ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions'' was a peer-reviewed scientific journal published from 1905 until 1998. The journal was originally published by the Faraday Society The Faraday Society was a British society for the stu ...

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'', all of which are published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

History

;'' Proceedings of the Chemical Society'' * ''Memoirs of the Chemical Society of London'' (1841) * ''Proceedings of the Chemical Society of London'' (1842–1843) * ''Memoirs and Proceedings of the Chemical Society'' (1843–1848) * ''Proceedings of the Chemical Society, London'' (1885–1914) * Published as a supplement to ''Journal of the Chemical Society'' from 1914 to 1956 * ''Proceedings of the Chemical Society'' (1957–1964) ;''Journal of the Chemical Society'' From 1849 to 1965 * ''Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society'' (1849–1862) * ''Journal of the Chemical Society'' (1862–1877) * ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Abstracts'' (1878–1925) * ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions'' (1878–1925) * ''Journal of the Chemical Society'' (1926–1965) From 1966 to 1971 * ''Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical'' (1966–1971) * ''Journal of the Chemical Society B: Physical Organic'' (1966–1971) * ''Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic'' (1966–1971) * ''Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications'' (1969–1971) From 1972 until 1996 * ''

Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions ''Dalton Transactions'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original (primary) research and review articles on all aspects of the chemistry of inorganic, bioinorganic, and organometallic compounds. It is published weekly by the R ...

'' (1972–1996) (formerly ''J. Chem. Soc. A'') * ''

Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions The ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions'' was a peer-reviewed scientific journal published from 1905 until 1998. The journal was originally published by the Faraday Society under the name ''Transactions of the Faraday Society' ...

'' (1972–1989) (formerly ''J. Chem. Soc. B'') * ''

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions Perkin Transactions is a scientific journal devoted to organic chemistry published from 1997 to 2002 by the Royal Society of Chemistry. It was split into ''Perkin Transactions I'' and ''Perkin Transactions II''. The predecessor journals published ...

'' (1972–1996) (formerly ''J. Chem. Soc. C'') * ''

Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications ''ChemComm'' (or ''Chemical Communications''), formerly known as ''Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications'' (1969–1971), ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications'' (1972–1995), is a peer-reviewed scientif ...

'' (1972–1995) (formerly ''J. Chem. Soc. D'') ;''Jubilee of the Chemical Society'' * ''Jubilee of the Chemical Society'' (1891)Chemical Society 1891
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Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry The ''Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry'' was a scientific journal published by the Royal Institute of Chemistry which combined with other societies in 1980 to form the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). It had various names, including th ...

'' * ''Proceedings of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland'' (1877–1919) * ''Journal and Proceedings of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland'' (1920–1943) * ''Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland'' (1944–1948) * ''Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Institute of Chemistry'' (1949) * ''Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry'' (1950–1964)

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's Library. {{Royal Society of Chemistry, state=collapsed Chemistry journals Royal Society of Chemistry academic journals Publications established in 1849 1849 establishments in England Defunct journals of the United Kingdom Publications disestablished in 1996

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