2025-08-28
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Substantia. An International Journal of the History of Chemistry is a open access peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to the history of Chemistry and edited by the University of Florence. Topics of interest include traditional and innovative perspectives in the development of Chemistry. Fundamentals and implications of chemical theories and related sciences, interdisciplinary works (highlighting the interconnections between Chemistry, other scientific disciplines, arts, technology, social and human sciences), contributions from unpublished sources are welcome. The journal is published open access and offers top quality original full papers, essays, experimental works, reviews, biographies and dissemination manuscripts. All contributions are in English.
Editor-in-Chief
Pierandrea Lo Nostro, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
eISSN: 2532-3997
HIST-Substantia Outstanding Paper Award
The History of Chemistry (HIST) Division of the American Chemical Society and Substantia, edited by the Department of Chemistry of the University of Florence, launch a new "HIST-Substantia Outstanding Paper Award" to award the best history paper published in the journal. This annual award consists in a prize of 500 € that will be paid to the corresponding author of the paper.
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Announcements
Current IssueVol 10, No 1 (2026)
Published March 31, 2026
Issue Description
Cover image: Crystallization of a mixed solution of alanine and glutamine. Technique: Polarized light (20X Objective Lens Magnification) by Doong Yien (Xmato Works, Beijing, China). Courtesy of Nikon Small World (Image of Distinction, 2025 Photomicrography Competition, https://www.nikonsmallworld.com).
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Substantia. An International Journal of the History of Chemistry
Substantia is an open access peer-reviewed academic international journal dedicated to traditional perspectives as well as innovative and synergetic implications of history and philosophy of Chemistry. It is meant to be a crucible for discussions on science, on making science and its outcomes. Substantia hosts discussions on the connections between chemistry and other horizons of human activities, and on the historical aspects of chemistry.
eISSN: 2532-3997
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