''Chemical Society Reviews'' is a biweekly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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published by the
Royal Society of Chemistry
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, for
review articles on topics of current interest in
chemistry
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. Its predecessors were ''Quarterly Reviews, Chemical Society'' (1947–1971) and ''Royal Institute of Chemistry, Reviews'' (1968–1971); it maintained its current title since 1972. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2023
impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 40.4.
The current
editor-in-chief
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(chair of editorial board) is Jennifer Love (
University of Calgary
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).
''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
art conservation
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,
forensics
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, and automotive fuels.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
PubMed
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/
MEDLINE
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,
Scopus
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,
and
UGC.
Journal Rankings
The table below provides an overview of recent bibliometric ranking indicators for ''Chemical Society Reviews'':
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.
See also
*
Journal of the Chemical Society
The ''Journal of the Chemical Society'' was a scientific journal established by the Chemical Society in 1849 as the ''Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society''. The first editor was Edmund Ronalds. The journal underwent several renamings, split ...
*
Proceedings of the Chemical Society
References
External links
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1971 establishments in the United Kingdom
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