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Licences, copyright and permissions
Information about copyright, our licence to publish and your deposition and sharing rights for journal articles
Your open access options
Choosing to publish open access is easy and straightforward – and it is possible in every Royal Society of Chemistry journal. Find out how.
Books
A comprehensive range of high-quality, internationally respected chemical science titles for scientists, researchers and students.
Guidelines for edited books
Specific guidance for book editors and chapter authors.
Open access payments and funding
Our range of institutional agreements, discounts, waivers and transparent pricing mean you can choose to publish open access with confidence.
Processes and policies
Including review, transfers, appeals, prior publication, data and correction and retraction.
Author responsibilities
Ethical guidelines and code of conduct for authors.
Disability in the chemical sciences
We share what we have learnt from those in our community with experience of disability and suggest how organisations can improve disability inclusion.
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Chemistry and climate change
Find out our position on climate change
Sustainability in the chemistry curriculum
Read our recommendations for a fit-for-purpose sustainability curriculum for chemistry education.
Science to enable sustainable plastics
Cheap and long-lasting, plastics bring both benefits and problems. How can we keep their usefulness but protect our health and environment?
Cleaning up UK drinking water
Join us in calling on the UK Government to overhaul its drinking water PFAS standards.
A circular economy for paints
Help us stop valuable polymers in paint going to waste.
Tackling e-waste
Join in and ask UK government to outline its plans for the materials driving a sustainable future.
Precious elements: a circular economy of critical minerals
Many chemical elements essential to green technologies and devices like mobile phones face supply chain risks. Find out more and how you can help.
Researchers’ voice on open access
Giving chemical sciences researchers a strong voice in the global conversation about open access.
Igniting innovation: The case for supporting UK deep tech chemistry
Chemistry-intensive SMEs (small- to medium-sized enterprises) are vital to our economy and future prosperity.
Digital futures
How the new wave of technologies in AI, robotics, data analysis, modelling and simulation can help scientists respond to future global challenges.
Re-thinking recognition
The RSC has recognised excellence for more than 150 years – but the ways we reward modern scientific excellence should be fit for today’s needs.