Letters in Drug Design and Discovery

Aims & Scope

Letters in Drug Design & Discovery publishes letters, full-length/mini-reviews, research articles, highlights and guest edited thematic issues in all areas of rational drug design and discovery including medicinal chemistry, in-silico drug design, combinatorial chemistry, high-throughput screening, drug targets, and structure-activity relationships.

The emphasis is on publishing quality papers very rapidly by taking full advantage of the latest Internet technology for both the submission and review of manuscripts.

The journal is an essential reading to all pharmaceutical scientists involved in research in drug design and discovery.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.310

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16320

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	497

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 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.

• Molecular Docking: Principles, Advances, and Its Applications in Drug Discovery

  Citation: 144

  Authors: Muhammed Tilahun, Esin

• Synthesis, Antibacterial Activity of 2,4-Disubstituted Oxazoles and Thiazoles as Bioisosteres

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Mohamed, Venugopala, Mohana, Gopal

• The New Era of Drug Discovery: The Power of Computer-aided Drug Design (CADD)

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Igor José dos Santos, Thiago Mendonça, Edeildo Ferreira

• Synthesis and Antifungal Activity of 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives Containing Pyridine Group

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Lin-Jiong, Ming-Yan, Zhao-Hui, Cheng-Xia, Jian-Quan, Hong-Ke, Xing-Hai

• Recent Developments in Natural and Synthetic Drug Research for Alzheimers Disease

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Gurdal, Ilkay, Bilge

• Synthesis of Mannich Bases by Two Different Methods and Evaluation of their Acetylcholine Esterase and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitory Activities

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Halise, Alkan, Gokbay, Parham, |lhami

• New Heterocyclic Hydrazones in the Search for Antitubercular Agents: Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluations

  Citation: 64

  Authors: A.

• Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Docking Studies of 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Fused Benzothiazole Derivatives for Anticancer Drugs

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Madala, Reddymasu, Rambabu, Mandava V.B., Koya Prabhakara

• Flexibility in the Molecular Design of Acetylcholinesterase Reactivators: Probing Representative Conformations by Chemometric Techniques and Docking/QM Calculations

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Willian, Ander, Alexandre, Elaine, Teodorico

• Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some Hydrazone Derivatives as Anti-inflammatory Agents

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Zafer, Mehlika, Ahmet, Gulhan, Shabana, Nurhayat

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