Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan was launched in 1978. This journal covers different research areas in the field of chemistry, these include; Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.
The first editors by Chemical Society of Pakistan were Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman and Prof. Z. H. Zaidi. From 1995, Prof. Dr. Viqar Uddin Ahmad was appointed as an Editor, as Prof. Zaidi left the Editorship due to his other assignment.
The Chemical Society of Pakistan in its current meeting approved Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman (FRS, N.I., H.I., S.I., T.I.) as Editor-in-Chief and Prof. Dr. Viqar Uddin Ahmad H.I., S.I., as Editor of the Journal.
The chemical society of Pakistan authorized Prof. Dr. Viqar Uddin Ahmad (H.I., S.I.), to appoint six associate editors in different disciplines.