The Italian Chemical Society ( it, Società Chimica Italiana) is the national association in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

representing the

chemical sciences Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, ...

. Its main aim is to promote and support the development of chemistry and scientific research, spreading the knowledge of chemistry and its applications in order to improve the welfare of the country, establishing and maintaining relations with organizations from other countries with similar purposes and promoting the study of this subject at school and university.

History

The Italian Chemical Society was formed in 1909 by the union of two existing societies, the Chemical Society of Rome, founded in 1902, and the Chemical Society of Milan, founded in 1895. The two original societies became sections of the new one and a third section was added in 1910, when the Chemical Society of Naples was incorporated. During the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

the activity of the society experienced a marked decrease and the link among the three sections got was loosened, with the result that, in 1919, the section in Milan claimed its independence and became the Society of Industrial Chemistry (). In 1928 the Society of Industrial Chemistry of Milan and the Society of General and Applied Chemistry of Rome merged into the Italian Association of Chemistry (), which finally assumed the name of Italian Chemical Society on 1 January 1947, maintaining exactly the same structure as before.

Publications

It is the publisher of the journal ' (Chemistry and Industry) and also published, until 1997, the ' (Italian Chemical Bulletin), which converged, together with many other European publications, into the

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry The ''European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry'' is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering inorganic, organometallic, bioinorganic, and solid-state chemistry. It is published by Wiley-VCH on behalf of Chemistry Europe. The journal, alo ...

and the

European Journal of Organic Chemistry The ''European Journal of Organic Chemistry'' is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering organic chemistry. It is published by Wiley-VCH on behalf of Chemistry Europe. The journal, along with the ''European Journal of Inorganic Chemi ...

Leadership

The President of the Society is Professor Angela Agostiano.

References

External links

* {{authority control Chemical industry in Italy Chemistry societies Scientific societies based in Italy 1909 establishments in Italy