Beilstein Institute for the Advancement of Chemical Sciences
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The Beilstein Institute for the Advancement of Chemical Sciences is a non-profit foundation located in Frankfurt am Main (German: Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften). Founded in 1951 by the Max Planck Society
, the institute is actively involved in maintaining the Beilstein database
and the conversion of the contents of scientific libraries into electronic media.
In 2005, the institute initiated the open access Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
and in 2010 the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology.
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany....
, the institute is actively involved in maintaining the Beilstein database
Beilstein database
The Beilstein database is the largest database in the field of organic chemistry, in which compounds are uniquely identified by their Beilstein Registry Number. The database covers the scientific literature from 1771 to the present and contains experimentally validated information on millions of...
and the conversion of the contents of scientific libraries into electronic media.
In 2005, the institute initiated the open access Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
The Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal established by the Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften , a German non-profit foundation, in 2005. The editor-in-chief is Peter Seeberger ....
and in 2010 the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology.