Discipline Chemistry Edited by Gerhard Müller Publication history 1947–present | Language English, German Publisher De Gruyter | |
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Z. Naturforsch. B Chem. Sci. | ||
The Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B: A Journal of Chemical Sciences (often abbreviated Z. Naturforsch. B) is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal publishes "fundamental studies in all areas of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and analytical chemistry" in both English and German. Articles in German are required to be accompanied by an English-language title and abstract. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 0.744. The editors-in-chief are Gerhard Müller (University of Konstanz) and Annette Schier (Technical University Munich).
History
The Zeitschrift für Naturforschung (English: Journal for Nature Research) was established in 1946 by the Max Planck Institute and the physical sciences (Part A) were separated from the other natural sciences (Part B) from 1947. A further separation occurred in 1973 when the biological sciences were moved to a new journal (Part C). The titles used for Part B have been: