En Route to European Journals of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry

In 1997 a new journal structure for the chemical literature in Europe will begin to evolve. Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas will unite with Liebigs Annalen and Chemische Berichte; furthermore, Chemistry - A European Journal will become independent of Angewandte Chemie, its “carrier journal”. Recueil was founded in 1882 and is the journal of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society (KNCV); Chemische Berichte (1865) and Liebigs Annalen (1832) are German Chemical Society (GDCh) journals. With these heritages in mind, we will apply the image of a “European House”, often used by politicians, to scientific publishing in Europe.