Medicinal Chemistry

Aims & Scope

Medicinal Chemistry a peer-reviewed journal, aims to cover all the latest outstanding developments in medicinal chemistry and rational drug design.

The journal publishes original research, full-length/mini-review articles and guest edited thematic issues covering recent research and developments in the field.

Articles are published rapidly by taking full advantage of Internet technology for both the submission and peer review of manuscripts.

Medicinal Chemistry is an essential journal for all involved in drug design and discovery.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.380

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	51

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14309

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	597

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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 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.

• Impacts of Bioinformatics to Medicinal Chemistry

  Citation: 466

  Authors: Kuo-Chen

• Curcumin is an Inhibitor of p300 Histone Acetylatransferase

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Len, Jane, Sunmin, Eun-Joo, Min-Jung, Yun-Jin, Monica

• Protease Inhibitors in the Clinic

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Giovanni, David

• Chemistry, Stability and Bioavailability of Resveratrol

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Antonio, Paola, Alessandra, Maria, Luciana

• Prediction of Allergenic Proteins by Means of the Concept of Chou's Pseudo Amino Acid Composition and a Machine Learning Approach

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Hassan, Majid, Kolsoum, Sasan

• Antimicrobial Activity of Phenolics and Glucosinolate Hydrolysis Products and their Synergy with Streptomycin against Pathogenic Bacteria

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Maria, Anabela, Carla, Alfredo, Richard, Eduardo, Manuel

• Pharmacophore Modeling in Drug Discovery and Development: An Overview

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Santosh, Alpeshkumar, Evans, Sudha

• Thiazole Compounds as Antiviral Agents: An Update

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Inder P., Shiv, Sanjay

• iPreny-PseAAC: Identify C-terminal Cysteine Prenylation Sites in Proteins by Incorporating Two Tiers of Sequence Couplings into PseAAC

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Yan, Zu, Chunhui, Kuo-Chen

• Targeting SP1 Transcription Factor in Prostate Cancer Therapy

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Umesh, Steven, Maen, Riyaz

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