House journals Scientific Information

Over the years large amount of scientific information in chemical sciences, bio and pharmaceutical sciences has been accumulated due to efforts by researchers from academics, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Although much of the information is being published in scientific journals by various publishing houses, the information embedded in each publication remains standalone and relational search over the entire data is not viable in the current format. The aim of many pharmaceutical companies is to develop a drug which is novel, unique, and protected... 

A number of chemical journals existed even before the chemical societies were founded. Yet most of the professional and scientific associations in the world have considered publication of their own journal a top priority and the chemical societies are not an exception as displayed in Table 15.2 and Figure 15.1. Table 15.2 also provides information on the first year (and last if appropriate) of publication of the societies journals. As analysed further below, in some cases the societies adopted an already existing periodical and the first year of publication thus precedes the founding year of the society. In most cases though, the society began to publish its own journal or journals immediately or within a few years of establishment. In some societies there even was a need to issue more than one journal for various reasons discussed in the proper chapter. A society without a journal was an exception, but it did occur. For instance neither the Austrian Chemical-Physical Society nor the Danish Chemical Society started to publish an in-house journal in the period analysed in this book. 

The purpose of the Albert Hofmann Foundation is to maintain a library and world information center dedicated to the scientific study of human consciousness. Our library, art gallery and conference center house an extensive collection of books, journals, research reports, and art, and are open to scholars and the public. The inauguration of the Albert Hofmann Foundation in 1988 marked the 50th anniversary year of the first synthesis of LSD by Dr. Hofmann at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals."... 

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