Current Medicinal Chemistry

Aims & Scope

Current Medicinal Chemistry covers all the latest and outstanding developments in the field of medicinal chemistry.

It also includes topics related to quantitative structure-function relationships, drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, new and emerging drug targets, pharmacogenomics, drug discovery toxicology, high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, structural characterization and organic syntheses of naturally occurring compounds, as well as chemical and analytical techniques used in rational drug design.

Each issue incorporates a series of timely in-depth/mini-reviews and guest-edited thematic issues written by leaders in the field covering a range of the current topics in medicinal chemistry.

The journal also publishes reviews on recent patents.

Current Medicinal Chemistry is an essential journal for every medicinal chemist who wishes to be informed and up-to-date with the latest and most important developments relevant to their field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.778

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	210

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7046

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3617

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Metals, Toxicity and Oxidative Stress

  Citation: 3882

  Authors: M., H., M.

• Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties of Essential Oils

  Citation: 1279

  Authors: D., A.

• Doxorubicin: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Effect

  Citation: 1207

  Authors: Cristina, Renato, Susana, Sonia, Paulo, Maria, Paula

• Molecular Hybridization: A Useful Tool in the Design of New Drug Prototypes

  Citation: 1087

  Authors:

• “Multi-component Reactions : Emerging Chemistry in Drug Discovery” ‘From Xylocain to Crixivan’

  Citation: 981

  Authors: Christopher, Vijay

• Simple Coumarins and Analogues in Medicinal Chemistry: Occurrence, Synthesis and Biological Activity

  Citation: 825

  Authors: F., F., N., L., E.

• Microglial Activation and its Implications in the Brain Diseases

  Citation: 803

  Authors: S., Charanjit, Eng-Ang

• Development of Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial Drug Delivery

  Citation: 695

  Authors: L., D., C.-M., C.-M.

• Immunomodulation and Anti-Cancer Activity of Polysaccharide-Protein Complexes

  Citation: 672

  Authors: Vincent E., Fang

• Anticancer and Antiviral Sulfonamides

  Citation: 655

  Authors: Andrea, Takashi, Antonio, Claudiu

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