Research Guides: Open Educational Resources: Chemistry

Chemistry

On this page you will find open access Chemistry textbooks along with supplemental materials. The purpose of these subject specific pages is to highlight content for those who are interested in what open educational resources are available. This list of content is by no means exhaustive. The nature of open educational resources is very collaborative and we encourage comments about the content featured on this page, or recommendations of content that are not found here.

Chemistry Textbooks

Crystallization - Science and Technology - Crystallization is one of the most ancient and interdisciplinary topics of research known to mankind. Crystals can be organic or inorganic and may be produced from melts, liquid solutions, vapors or even in solid state. Notwithstanding its inherently high complexity, the crystallization process is part of our everyday lives, from ice making in our homes to the most state-of-the-art chemical and electronic industry.
Atomic Force Microscopy - Imaging, Measuring and Manipulating Surfaces at the Atomic Scale - a collection of current research from scientists throughout the world that employ atomic force microscopy in their investigations.
Chemical Kinetics - a book is designed to help the reader, particularly students and researchers of physical science, understand the chemical kinetics mechanics and chemical reactions.

Chemistry Collections

InTech - Top 100 Cited - Chemistry Textbooks
Many textbooks on various topics including materials science, hydrogenation and much more...
Chemistry - BCcampus OpenED
A collection of textbooks on introductory and analytical chemistry.
Chemistry - College Open Textbooks
A collection of textbooks on topics which include environmental chemistry, industrial chemistry, volumetric chemical analysis, as well as many more.

Chemistry Resources

ChemCollective
The ChemCollective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests. Teachers can use our content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams. Students can review and learn chemistry concepts using our virtual labs, simulations, and tutorials.
The Khan Academy
Classes on atoms, compounds & ions, chemical reactions & stoichiometry, and many other topics.
LibreTexts
A collection of textbooks and visual simulations on topics such as analytical chemistry, biological chemistry, inorganic chemistry and much more.
MERLOT II
Multimedia educational resources for learning and online teaching which cover many different chemistry topics.
MIT OpenCourseware
Textbooks, simulations and lectures an topics such as principles of chemical science, laboratory chemistry, thermodynamics & kinetics and a lot more.
PhET - University of Colorado Boulder
Interactive simulations designed to help students engage in science through inquiry, using design principles such as making the invisible visible, and using real-world connections.
TedEd
Nearly 100 fun lessons on topics of chemistry.
UCI Open
A full curriculum of recorded lectures covering undergraduate chemistry plus selected graduate topics. Lecture videos and ancillary materials, which allow anyone in the world to sit alongside UCI Irvine students and view complete undergraduate core and elective course lectures delivered by top faculty members. UCI's goal is to provide resources not only for learners, but for instructors, as well.

Open Access Chemistry Journals

ACS Central Science
Publishes primary reports on research in chemistry and in allied fields, wherein chemical approaches play a key role.
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Publishes research and reviews in all areas of organic chemistry, including organic synthesis, organic reactions, natural product chemistry, structural investigations, supramolecular chemistry and chemical biology.
Chemical Science
A journal for findings of exceptional significance from across the chemical sciences.
Chemistry Open
A multidisciplinary international forum for the publication of reviews, full papers, and communications from all areas of chemistry and related fields. It is co-owned by 16 continental European Chemical Societies, who have banded together in the alliance called ChemPubSoc Europe for the purpose of publishing high-quality journals in the field of chemistry and its border disciplines.
Springer Open - Chemistry
A collection of open journals featuring topics in chemistry.

Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP)

Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP)
Publisher of more than 200 open access, online, peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines serving the worldwide academic communities and contributing to the progress and application of science.