The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Interest Group ‒ Chemical Information and Computer Applications Group (RSC CICAG) is publishing a series of articles in the RSC CICAG Newsletter/CICAG Distillate that “aims to describe the origins and early days of cheminformatics from the viewpoints of some of those who were involved at the time.” This list will be updated as new articles become available.
Willett, Peter. Cheminformatics: A Digital History – Part 1. Early Days at Sheffield: A Personal Perspective. RSC CICAG Newsletter, Summer 2022, 23-28. (PDF)
Rzepa, Henry S. Cheminformatics: A Digital History ‒ Part 2. A Personal Perspective of the Role of the Web During the Period 1993-1996. RSC CICAG Newsletter, Winter 2022-23, 9-12. (PDF)
Gasteiger, Johann. Cheminformatics: A Digital History ‒ Part 3. Learning From Chemical Data. RSC CICAG Newsletter, Summer 2023, 5-11. (PDF)
Warr, Wendy. Cheminformatics: A Digital History ‒ Part 4. Ladies First. RSC CICAG Newsletter, Winter 2023-24, 46-50. (PDF)
Wiggins, Gary D. Cheminformatics: A Digital History – Part 5. Cheminformatics at Indiana University. RSC CICAG Newsletter, Summer 2024, 9-14.(PDF)
Heller, Steve. Cheminformatics: A Digital History – Part 6. The Ups and Downs in the Development and Sustainability of Databases and Software While Working for the US Government. CICAG Distillate, Winter 2024-25, 9-12. (PDF)
McHale, Phil. Cheminformatics: A Digital History – Part 7. A Personal Recollection of 35 Years in the Chemical Information Trenches Including Scientific Publishing, Pharmaceutical Industry, Online Information, and Commercial Scientific Software. CICAG Distillate Winter 2025-26, 9-13. (PDF)
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