The ''Zeitschrift für Naturforschung'' (English: ''Journal for Nature Research'') was a peer-reviewed monthly

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

that was established by

Kaiser Wilhelm Institute The Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science (German: ''Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften'') was a German scientific institution established in the German Empire in 1911. Its functions were taken over by ...

scientists in 1946. It published original German-language research manuscripts from the fields of chemistry,

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

, and the biosciences. It existed for only one year, being split into two parts in 1947, one dealing with physical sciences (''

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A ''Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal covers "all areas of physical sciences including mathematical physics, physical chemistry, cosmophysics and geophysics" in both English and German. ...

'') and the other covering the chemical and biosciences (''

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B The ''Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B: A Journal of Chemical Sciences'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal publishes "fundamental studies in all areas of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and analytical chemistry" ...

''). The biosciences were separated in 1973 ('' Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C''), resulting in three successor journals. The three current journals are all considered to begin with the 1946 volume; consequently, all three journals use the same volume number in each calendar year. The publisher typically uses the abbreviation ''Z. Naturforsch.'' for all three journals with the part indicated in the volume number. For example, an article in a 2012 issue of Part A might be referenced in some places as being from volume "67a" of ''Z. Naturforsch.'', but in other places references will show volume "67" of "''Z. Naturforsch. A''". The journal is published by

Walter de Gruyter Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. History The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...

since 2015.

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* Multidisciplinary scientific journals Monthly journals Academic journals established in 1946 German-language journals Publications disestablished in 1947 De Gruyter academic journals {{science-journal-stub