《化學研究記述》提供了簡短的評論性文章，對化學和生物化學各個領域的基礎研究和應用進行了簡單易讀的概述。這些簡短的評論集中在作者自己的實驗室的研究上，旨在向讀者介紹一個研究項目。此外，化學研究的報道發表評論，對當前的研究問題給出有見地的意見。網上特刊專門針對一個具有特殊活動和意義的單一主題。訪問“帳戶特殊問題”頁面，查看所有特殊問題的列表、說明和目錄。《化學研究記述》用一篇文章“概論”取代了傳統的文章摘要。這些條目概括了這項研究，使讀者更深入地了解一篇文章的內容和意義。通過對文章內容進行更詳細的描述，概論通過搜索引擎提高了文章的可發現性和研究的曝光度。

Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Visit the Accounts Special Issues page for listings, descriptions, and TOC's of all special issues.Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.