Research Guides: Chemistry & Biochemistry: Websites

Chemistry Websites

American Chemical Society (ACS)
"Founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress, we are the world’s largest scientific society. Our mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people. Our vision is to improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry."
Royal Society of Chemistry
"With over 54,000 members and an international publishing and knowledge business we are the UK’s professional body for chemical scientists, supporting and representing our members and bringing together chemical scientists from all over the world."

These sites can be reliable sources of information.

Government sites are generally noted with the .gov at the end of the URL, and nonprofits with .org.

With nonprofit organizations, it is important to investigate them thoroughly to ensure that you are getting reliable non-biased information.

Look at things like their funding sources, mission statement, about section to better understand the group.