Ambix is an internationally recognised, peer reviewed journal and the leading specialist publication in its field, which is viewed as a major outlet for current research. Published four times a year, in February, May, August and November, its remit is to facilitate the publication of high-quality research and discussion all areas relevant to the history of alchemy and chemistry: including ancient, medieval and early modern alchemy, the Chemical Revolution, the impact of atomism, the rise of organic chemistry, the chemical industry, quantum chemistry, and interactions between the chemical sciences and other disciplines. The Journal’s scope extends to the history of pharmacy and chemical medicine, environmental studies of the chemical industry, and the material and visual culture of chemistry. Ambix welcomes high-quality submissions based on original research in these and other areas. Articles and shorter pieces on archives and other sources are also considered, as are editions and translations of source texts.

The Editor also welcomes proposals for themed issues. Up to two special issues will be published per year, which may be based on invited papers or conference proceedings. Special issues may address a specific historical period, a significant theme in the history of alchemy and chemistry, or historiographical and methodological approaches. Recent special issues have focused on environmental history, ancient and early medieval alchemy, and chemistry in the aftermath of the World Wars. Over the course of each annual volume, the Editor aims to provide balanced coverage of the history of alchemy and chemistry, insofar as this is possible on the basis of submitted articles.

Ambix publishes reviews in English of books dealing with any aspect of the history of alchemy and chemistry, and the Reviews Editor is happy to consider books for review that have been published in any of the languages which fall within the bounds of scholarship in its fields.

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry was founded in November 1935. The Society, chaired by the eminent physical chemist and historian of chemistry, James Riddick Partington, held its first meeting the following year and launched Ambix in May 1937 under the editorship of the distinguished historian of Greek alchemy (and later Director of the Science Museum), Frank Sherwood Taylor.

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