Published for the following chemical societies: Kemisk forening (Denmark), Suomen Kemian Seura-Kemiska Sällskapet i Finland (Finland), Norsk kjemisk selskap (Norway), and Svenska kemistsamfundet (Sweden).
Formed by the union of: Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry, and: Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Merged with: Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions I; Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions II; and Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton transactions, to form: Perkin 1; Perkin 2; and Dalton (Cambridge, England).