About RSC Publishing

RSC Publishing is one of the largest and most dynamic publishers of chemical science information in the world. Over 230 people, globally located in offices in Cambridge (UK), Philadelphia (USA), Tokyo (Japan), Beijing and Shanghai (China), are employed in the publishing operation. 

Not-for-profit 

We are a not-for-profit publisher wholly owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Committed to advancing the chemical sciences, any surplus is reinvested in supporting the global scientific community. 

Quality content 

With a publishing history that dates back to 1841, today RSC Publishing produces a wide range of books/eBooks, databases, journals and magazines. 

Our high quality books programme covers the breadth of the chemical sciences, ranging from the highly specialised to educational textbooks and popular science titles. 

Our market leading journal portfolio is guaranteed to make an impact: 

• The average impact factor (IF) across our portfolio is 5.4. It's an impressive figure, especially when compared with the average for a chemistry journal* of 2.54. 
• 83% of our titles have an IF over 3.
• RSC Publishing titles make up 25% of the top 20 journals in the multidisciplinary chemistry category.
• We have a proven track record in successfully launching new titles: Integrative Biology received a first IF of 4.439*
• Our authors, readers, and customers are truly international. Over 70 countries were represented in published articles throughout the RSC portfolio in 2010.               

Continually evolving 

We are always striving to improve the service we offer you. Your feedback enables us to remain at the cutting edge of publishing innovation.

RSC Publishing Platform 

Our content delivery platform provides powerful, fast access to our journals, books and databases. Discover more - search across more than one million records using one simple interface and refine your results through intuitive filters. 

NEW titles 

Our journal portfolio is continually expanding to embrace rapidly increasing multidisciplinary areas, spanning fields such as biology, biophysics, energy and environment, engineering, materials, medicine and physics, in addition to the core chemical sciences.  Our newest title RSC Advances covers all aspects of the chemical sciences, including interdisciplinary fields. 

FREE access   

Individuals registered for an RSC Publishing Personal Account can access a wealth of free content, including:

Journals - all new journal content is freely available online for the first two volumes. 

Books - eBooks and indexed print books on the RSC Publishing platform allow access to one free chapter. 

Institutions can register now for free access to new journals Catalysis Science & Technology and RSC Advances until the end of 2012. 

ChemSpider 

A chemical structure-based database providing fast FREE access to 25+ million chemical structures. Winner of the Innovative Software Award at the iExpo/KM Forum 2010 (June 2010), the 2010 Bio-IT World Best Practices Award for contributions to community chemistry (May 2010) and the 2010 ALPSP Award for Publishing Innovation.

*Data based on 2010 Journal Citation Reports ® (Thomson Reuters, 2011) The 7 Chemistry journal subject-categories as listed by ISI are: Chemistry, Analytical; Chemistry, Applied; Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear; Chemistry, Medicinal; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Organic; Chemistry, Physical.