Read RSC content for free

With journals, books, magazines and databases, RSC Publishing offers a broad spectrum of chemical science research and information. Whatever your specialism or level of expertise, we have something for you . 

Take a look for yourself with some of our specially selected free content. 

Highlights in Chemical Science, Highlights in Chemical Technology and Highlights in Chemical Biology 

These three monthly magazines provide a snapshot of the latest developments in the chemical sciences. Selected and written by scientists they provide a succinct summary of the very best research published in RSC Journals. 

Online access to all three magazines is completely free. News items are published throughout the month and as an added bonus, all journal articles covered in the news magazines have free online access for a period of eight weeks (so you can link directly from the news article to read and download the source research paper). 

Selected content from the magazine Chemistry World is also freely available.

RSC Journals - 'Hot articles' and back to 1997

Labelled 'Hot articles' to reflect the excitement surrounding the cutting-edge research contained in the papers, selected articles from RSC Journals are made free-to-view for limited periods of time following publication. Look out for 'Hot article' links on the homepages of all RSC Journals. In addition, journal content published more than two years ago (dating back to 1997) is also available to all to read for free.

RSC eBook Collection - free chapters 

The RSC eBook Collection is a definitive point of reference for anyone working in the chemical sciences. Books spanning more than 40 years have been brought together and are fully searchable. Take a look for yourself - each book contains one sample chapter which you can read for free! 

RSS feeds and e-alerts 

To keep up-to-date with the latest news and research as it happens, you can also sign up to free e-alerts and RSS feeds from RSC Publishing. 

RSC educational resources

Teachers, researchers and other practitioners in chemistry education can read Chemistry Education Research and Practice, a free quarterly journal. In addition, selected content from the magazine Education in Chemistry is also freely available.