The journal was established in 1947 and was jointly managed during 53 years from beginning of 1947 until end of 1999 by the chemical societies in Denmark (The Danish Chemical Society), Finland (Finnish Chemical Societies), Norway (The Norwegian Chemical Society) and Sweden (The Swedish Chemical Society).
Tidskriften grundades 1946 och drevs gemensamt under 53 år från början av 1947 till slutet av 1999 av de kemiska sällskapen i Danmark (Kemisk Forening), Finland (Kemian Seurat / Kemiska Sällskapet i Finland), Norge (Norsk Kjemisk Selskap) och Sverige (Svenska Kemistsamfundet).