''Chemical Society Reviews'' is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the

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, for

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on topics of current interest in chemistry. Its predecessors were ''Quarterly Reviews, Chemical Society'' (1947–1971) and ''Royal Institute of Chemistry, Reviews'' (1968–1971); it maintained its current title since 1971. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 54.564. The current

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(Chair of Editorial Board) is Douglas Stephan. ''Chemical Society Reviews'' publishes occasional themed issues on new and emerging areas of research in the chemical sciences. These issues are edited by a guest editor who is a specialist in their field. Since 2005, ''Chemical Society Reviews'' has published reviews on topics of broad appeal, termed "social interest" reviews, such as articles on

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, forensics, and automotive fuels. The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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/MEDLINE.

Article types

''Chemical Society Reviews'' publishes "Tutorial reviews" and "Critical reviews". The former are written to be of relevance both to the general research chemist who is new to the field, as well as the expert, whereas the latter aim to provide a deeper understanding of the topic in hand, but retain their accessibility through an introduction written for the general reader.

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External links

* Chemistry journals Royal Society of Chemistry academic journals Bimonthly journals Publications established in 1971 English-language journals Review journals 1971 establishments in the United Kingdom {{chemistry-journal-stub