Royal Society of Chemistry: RSC Journals Online
Year Joined PERii
2004
Resource Name
Royal Society of Chemistry: RSC Journals Online
Resource Type
Online Journals Database (chemistry); plus 4 key abstracting databases plus a series of specialist online periodical reports.
Access URL
http://pubs.rsc.org/
For information about the new platform launched 27 July 2010, see the RSC blog
Title Listing
2012 (13kb)
2012 (34kb)
Content Overview
37 full text journals spanning all branches of chemistry, plus a range of key databases in analytical chemistry, catalysts and catalysed reactions, organic synthesis and natural products plus its online series of specialist periodical reports, and a range of key databases.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is the leading organisation in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences and is one of world's leading chemistry publishers. Supported by a network of 45,000 members worldwide and an internationally acclaimed publishing business, RSC activities span education and training, conferences and science policy and the promotion of the chemical sciences to the public.
Subject Strengths
- All branches of chemistry including traditional fields (organic, inorganic, analytical chemistry) plus newer developments and cross-disciplinary studies such as natural products and green chemistry
- Databases in analytical chemistry, catalysts and catalysed reactions, organic synthesis and natural products
- Specialist reports in: amino acids, peptides and proteins, carbohydrate chemistry. monosaccharides, disaccharides and specific oligosaccharides, catalysis chemical modelling, electron paramagnetic resonance, NMR, organometallic chemistry, organophosphorus chemistry, photochemistry, spectroscopic Properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds
Service Strengths
- Full text of all 37 RSC journals available, many with full text going back to 1997
- Free Table of Contents alerting service available for all users, for all titles
- Many journal articles available in HTML and PDF
- Comprehensive search functionality
- Comprehensive, world-leading abstracting databases
- Cutting edge specialist reports in key chemistry topics
Impact Factor
Analyst 3.761
Chemical Communications (ChemComm) 5.340
Chemical Society Reviews (Chem Soc Rev) 17.419
CrystEngComm 3.535
Dalton Transactions 3.580
Faraday Discussions 4.604
Green Chemistry 4.542
JAAS 4.028
Journal of Environmental Monitoring 1.989
Journal of Materials Chemistry 4.646
Lab on a Chip 6.478
Molecular BioSystems 4.236
Natural Product Reports 7.450
New Journal of Chemistry 2.942
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 3.550
PCCP (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics) 4.064
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2.144
Soft Matter 4.586
Usage Guides
RSC Prospect user guide (8MB)
Registration Information
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Access Information
Access by IP address recognition with username and password access for remote users.
Publisher Support/Help Contact
ejournals@rsc.org
URL to General Publisher Site
http://pubs.rsc.org/
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Information for Librarians
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Promotional Information/Materials
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