Chemical Society of Japan
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The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) is a learned society
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...

 and professional association founded in 1878 in order to advance research in chemistry. The mission of the CSJ is to promote chemistry for science and industry in collaboration with other domestic and global societies.

History

The organization was modeled after the British Chemical Society. This learned society
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...

 in London was the precursor of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...

. Like its British counterpart, the Japanese association sought to foster the communication of new ideas and facts throughout Japan and across international borders.

Membership was expanded in 1948 in a merger with the Society of Chemical Industry.

Activities

Support for the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Founded in 1926, the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan is a scientific journal published by the Chemical Society of Japan. Due to World War II publication was suspended between 1945 to 1946...

(BCSJ) began in 1926. Other publications of the society include:
  • Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
    Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
    Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry is a monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry, of which it is the official journal. It was established in 1924 as Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan,...

  • Chemistry Letters
    Chemistry Letters
    Chemistry Letters is a scientific journal published by the Chemical Society of Japan. It specialises in the rapid publication of highlight reviews and letters on all areas of chemistry. The impact factor of this journal is 1.460 .-External links:*...


See also

  • List of chemistry societies
  • Royal Society of Chemistry
    Royal Society of Chemistry
    The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...

    , 1841
  • Société Chimique de France
    Société Chimique de France
    The Société Chimique de France is a learned society and professional association founded in 1857 to represent the interests of French chemists in a variety of ways in local, national and international contexts.-History:...

    , 1857
  • Deutsch Chemische Gesellschaft
    Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
    The Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker is a learned society and professional association founded in 1949 to represent the interests of German chemists in local, national and international contexts...

    , 1867
  • American Chemical Society
    American Chemical Society
    The American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...

    , 1876
  • Japan Association for International Chemical Information
    Japan Association for International Chemical Information
    The Japan Association for International Chemical Information is a nonprofit organization in Tokyo, Japan. It indexes chemical information and translates abstracts between Japanese and English. It works in collaboration with the Chemical Abstracts Service in Columbus, Ohio.JAICI was founded with...

    , 1971
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