Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a professional association in the UK that aims to advance the chemical sciences.
The RSC is a research organization that publishes magazines, books and databases. The company is headquartered in London and has an office in Cambridge , where RSC Publishing is based.
history
The RSC was created in 1980 when the Royal Institute of Chemistry , the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry were joined to the Chemical Society of London, which was founded in 1841 . The latter was established parallel to the Royal Society of London, founded in 1660 for the promotion of high-level science.
Types of membership and additions to names
The RSC knows the following types of membership (each with the appropriate suffix :)
- Affiliate : The membership level for students and others interested in chemistry who do not meet any of the following criteria
- AMRSC : Associate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry : Awarded to college graduates in chemistry or to people with comparable qualifications
- MRSC : Member, Royal Society of Chemistry : Is awarded to university graduates in chemistry or to persons with comparable qualifications who have at least three years of professional experience and have thereby acquired important skills
- FRSC : Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry : Awarded to MRSC members with at least five years of professional experience who have made outstanding contributions in the field of chemistry
- CChem : Chartered Chemist : Candidates must have been appointed to at least MRSC or FRSC, have acquired specific expertise, and work in a job that requires chemical knowledge and skills
- CSci : Chartered Scientist : The RSC has a license from the Science Council to register Chartered Scientists .
- EurChem : European Chemist : As a member of the European Communities Chemistry Council (ECCC), the RSC can award this title to 'Chartered Chemists'
- MChemA : Mastership in Chemical Analysis : This postgraduate qualification is required by law to be a public analyst in the UK. Applicants must provide written evidence of their qualifications and pass a written and practical exam
Local chapters, areas and forums
In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland , the RSC has 35 local chapters. In technical terms, the RSC is divided into five areas and four forums:
- Analytical Division : Analytical Chemistry , promoting the goals of the Society for Analytical Chemistry ; twelve specialist groups.
- Dalton Division , named for John Dalton , Inorganic Chemistry ; six specialist groups.
- Education Division : Chemistry education , four specialist groups.
- Faraday Division , named after Michael Faraday , Physical Chemistry and Advancing the Goals of the Faraday Society ; 14 specialist groups.
- Organic Division Organic Chemistry ; six specialist groups.
- Chemical Biology Forum ; two specialist groups.
- Environment, Sustainability and Energy Forum ; three specialist groups.
- Materials Chemistry Forum ; four specialist groups.
- Industry and technology forum ; 13 specialist groups.
Twelve specialist groups are not assigned to either area or forum.
Publications
The Royal Society was founded in 1660 to promote science in Great Britain. Because of the increasing importance of the natural sciences, new findings were published in the company's own journal " Proceedings of the Royal Society " from 1800 onwards .
Advances in pharmacy and chemistry required the establishment of an independent Chemical Society of London as early as 1841 . Their new findings were published in a separate series of journals:
- Memoirs of the Chemical Society of London (1841) and Proceedings of the Chemical Society of London (1842–1843, Vol. 1)
- Memoirs and Proceedings of the Chemical Society (1843-1848, Vol. 2-3)
- Proceedings of the Chemical Society, London (1885-1914, Vol. 1-30)
- Proceedings of the Chemical Society, London (1914–1956, as an insert in the Journal of the Chemical Society )
In 1849 it became necessary to subdivide the previous progress journal of the Chemical Society as the new "Journal of the Chemical Society" (J. Chem. Soc.). The new numbering system "new series" introduced in 1863 was abandoned after a short time.
- The Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society of London (1849–1862, Vol. 1–15)
- Journal of the Chemical Society (1863-1877, Vol. 16-32, new series I - XVI)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Transactions (1878-1925, Vol. 33-127), - Journal of the Chemical Society, Abstracts (1878-1925, Vol. 34-128)
- Journal of the Chemical Society (1926-1965)
In 1965 three independent journal series were created for the specialist disciplines of chemistry and one for unaudited short messages. The old journal series “Proceedings of the Chemical Society” had become superfluous and was discontinued at the end of 1964. The naming of the three series - formerly A, B and C - honors the famous British natural scientists John Dalton ( physical chemist), Michael Faraday (experimental physicist) and William Henry Perkin (organic chemist).
In 1980, small independent research societies ( Royal Institute of Chemistry , Faraday Society and Society for Analytical Chemistry ) were combined with the Chemical Society to form the new Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
In 2000, the Scandinavian journal Acta Chemica Scandinavica (Acta Chem. Scand.) Was incorporated into Dalton Transactions, Perkin Transactions 1 and Perkin Transactions 2.
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Inorganic, physical and theoretical chemistry (today: inorganic and organometallic chemistry)
- Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical (1966–1971)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (1972-2002)
- Dalton Transactions (since 2003)
Physical organic chemistry (today: physical chemistry)
- Journal of the Chemical Society B: Physical Organic (1966-1971)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 1: Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases (1972–1989)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 2: Molecular and Chemical Physics (1972-1989)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions (1990-1998)
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (since 1999)
Organic chemistry (today: organic chemistry and biochemistry)
- Journal of the Chemical Society C: Organic (1966-1971)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 (1972-2002)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 (1972-2002)
- Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry (since 2003)
Short messages
- Chemical Communications (London) (1965-1968, as an appendix to Series A, B and C above).
- Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications (1969–1971)
- Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (1972-1995)
- Chemical Communications (since 1996)
Like the American science publisher Wiley & Sons , the British Royal Society of Chemistry has its own literature distribution system, RSC-publishing . The RSC is a not-for-profit publisher that uses surpluses from the publishing business for the purposes of society.
The RSC currently publishes the following journals:
- A general chemistry journal, Chemistry World , which is mailed monthly to all members (news, historical and technical developments, book reviews, letters to the editor, ISSN 1473-7604 ).
- Three monthly supplements, Chemical Science , Chemical Biology, and Chemical Technology , designed to bring together contributions from all RSC publications and provide a picture of current developments in chemistry. The supplements are also available online free of charge.
- - Chemical Science is included in the editions of Chemical Communications , Dalton Transactions , Journal of Materials Chemistry , Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , Chemical Society Reviews , New Journal of Chemistry, and Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS) .
- - Chemical Biology can be found in Chemical Communications , Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry , Molecular BioSystems , Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, and Natural Product Reports .
- - Chemical Technology is available with The Analyst , Analytical Abstracts , Chemical Communications , CrystEngComm , Green Chemistry (journal) , Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts , Journal of Materials Chemistry , Soft Matter and Lab on a Chip .
- Study books, e.g. For example, the Tutorial Chemistry Texts series and the eight books in the Molecular World series
- Chemistry history books such as the history of the Faraday Society .
Awards and honors
The RSC awards a number of prizes and honors each year for excellence in the field of chemistry, such as the Faraday Lecture with Medal, the Meldola Medal (now Harrison Meldola Prize), the Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry , the Sir Derek H. Barton Gold Medal , the Robert Robinson Award , the Perkin Prize for Organic Chemistry , the Corday Morgan Medal , the Marlow Medal, and the Bourke Award from the Faraday Division of the RSC.