In the present society information is the key source of its further development. The goal of such a society is ensuring a universal access to information; the criterion is the scope, content, quality, usefulness and accessibility of information services. Chemistry represents a top area dealt with in informatics. The article reflects the publication explosion, including its cosequencec; it deals with scientometric assessment of selected chemical journals and citations, distribution of chemical information as regards the principal areas, geographical sources and geographical distribution of chemical production.