American Chemical Society

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American Chemical Society

Summary

American Chemical Society is a scientific society[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of scientific_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,551 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Chemical Society's field of work was chemistry[3].
  • American Chemical Society received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • American Chemical Society received the Silver Anvil Award[5].
  • American Chemical Society was a member of ORCID, Inc.[6].
  • American Chemical Society was a member of Committee on Publication Ethics[7].
  • American Chemical Society was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition[8].
  • American Chemical Society was a member of CHORUS[9].
  • American Chemical Society was a member of International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers[10].
  • American Chemical Society is in the country of United States[11].
  • American Chemical Society's instance of is recorded as scientific society[12].
  • American Chemical Society's instance of is recorded as learned society[13].
  • American Chemical Society's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[14].
  • American Chemical Society's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[15].
  • American Chemical Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[16].
  • American Chemical Society's founder is recorded as Charles Frederick Chandler[17].
  • American Chemical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[18].
  • American Chemical Society's has organizational division is recorded as American Chemical Society Publications[19].
  • American Chemical Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Chemical Abstracts Service[20].
  • American Chemical Society's Commons category is recorded as American Chemical Society[21].
  • American Chemical Society's industry is recorded as higher education[22].
  • American Chemical Society's chairperson is recorded as Judith C. Giordan[23].
  • American Chemical Society's chairperson is recorded as George C. Pimentel[24].
  • American Chemical Society comprises American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information[25].
  • American Chemical Society comprises Chemical Abstracts Service[26].
  • 1876 marks the founding of American Chemical Society[27].

Body

Founding

American Chemical Society's founder is recorded as Charles Frederick Chandler[17]. 1876 marks the founding of it[27]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York University[28].

Identity

American Chemical Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ACS'}[29].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Judith C. Giordan[23], a chemist[30], b. 1953[31], of United States[32], awarded the Garvan–Olin Medal[33] and George C. Pimentel[24], a chemist[34], 1922–1989[35], of United States[36], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[37].

Operations

American Chemical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[18]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Chemical Abstracts Service[20].

Industry

American Chemical Society's industry is recorded as higher education[22]. Its field of work was chemistry[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award[4], an award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1944[40].

Why It Matters

American Chemical Society ranks in the top 2% of scientific_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,551 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did American Chemical Society receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[4] and Silver Anvil Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Societies and Open Access Research. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Societies and Open Access Research. wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
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  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [6] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . publicationethics.org. Retrieved . publicationethics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . stm-assoc.org. Retrieved . stm-assoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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