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| Indian Journal of Chemistry | |
|---|---|
| Title | Indian Journal of Chemistry |
| Discipline | Chemistry |
| Publisher | National Chemical Laboratory |
| Country | India |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 1962–present |
| Language | English |
Indian Journal of Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific periodical covering research in chemical sciences, with emphasis on experimental and theoretical studies relevant to Indian Institute of Science, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and other South Asian research centers. The journal has served as a platform linking contributions from University of Delhi, Banaras Hindu University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and international collaborators from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology. It interfaces historically with institutions such as Indian Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and regional bodies like Science and Engineering Research Board.
The journal traces origins to national efforts in the early 20th century linking figures associated with Indian Chemical Society, National Chemical Laboratory, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Institute of Chemical Technology, and universities including University of Calcutta, University of Madras, University of Mumbai, and Aligarh Muslim University. Editorial activities involved scholars educated at University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, and collaborations with laboratories such as Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Over decades the journal reflected shifts coincident with policies influenced by Planning Commission (India), initiatives from Department of Science and Technology (India), and international partnerships like those between CSIR and Max Planck Society.
The journal publishes original research, reviews, and communications spanning subfields tied to institutions such as Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IISc Bangalore and international centers like ETH Zurich, Imperial College London, Sorbonne University. Typical topics include synthetic methodologies linked to research groups at S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Central Drug Research Institute, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, and materials science studies connected to National Institute of Materials Science and Riken. Thematic coverage extends to spectroscopy traditions associated with Raman Research Institute, catalysis work resonant with Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, and computational chemistry in the vein of Argonne National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Editorial governance has included editorial boards composed of scholars appointed from Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, India, Royal Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and national research organizations like IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati. Peer review procedures mirror standards practiced at Nature Publishing Group, Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Wiley-Blackwell, with external reviewers drawn from departments such as University of Oxford Chemistry Department, University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry, MIT Department of Chemistry, and laboratories like Los Alamos National Laboratory. Ethics oversight aligns with codes advocated by Committee on Publication Ethics and national statutory frameworks referenced by Ministry of Science and Technology (India).
The journal is listed in databases and services comparable to Chemical Abstracts Service, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed Central (for biomedical chemistry overlap), and regional indices that include platforms used by Indian Citation Index and aggregators tied to Digital Library of India initiatives. Its metadata is harvested in repositories that interact with infrastructures at National Informatics Centre, Shodhganga, and university library consortia including INFLIBNET.
Publication frequency and distribution have been managed alongside institutions such as National Chemical Laboratory and publishing partners with models paralleling those of Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, and open-access platforms exemplified by Public Library of Science and BioMed Central. Access modalities have ranged from subscription packages used by university libraries like University of Delhi Library to author-pays open-access options similar to policies at Wellcome Trust-funded journals, and self-archiving practices implemented via repositories like arXiv and Figshare.
The journal's impact has been discussed in contexts involving citation analyses performed at Clarivate Analytics, Elsevier Scopus Metrics, and evaluations by bodies such as University Grants Commission (India), Indian Council of Medical Research, and international assessments by Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings. Reception among specialist communities at Indian Chemical Society, Catalysis Society of India, Electrochemical Society, and international societies like Royal Society of Chemistry and American Chemical Society reflects its role in disseminating regional chemistry research with global linkages to centers such as Max Planck Society and CNRS.
Special issues and landmark articles have included thematic volumes on catalysis, coordination chemistry, materials, and pharmaceutical chemistry guest-edited by scientists affiliated with Tata Memorial Centre, Central Drug Research Institute, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, and international guest editors from University of Oxford, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Tokyo. Noteworthy contributions cited by authors at IIT Bombay, IISc Bangalore, TIFR and referencing methodologies from Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureates and protocols established at Royal Society of Chemistry have influenced subsequent work at laboratories including Argonne National Laboratory and Riken.
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