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Medicinal Chemistry Research is a journal focused on the publication of novel findings in drug design, drug discovery, and mechanisms of action of biologically active compounds.

  • Offers prompt publication of experimental achievements.
  • Covers chemical biological relationships, especially on: structure-activity relationships, investigations of biochemical and pharmacological targets of drug action, and correlations of structure with mode of action.
  • Increases understanding of biochemical interactions.
  • Reviews and "New Trends" articles are solicited from the leading researchers in all fields of medicinal chemistry.

Editor-in-Chief
  • Longqin Hu

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
3.1 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
2.8 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
4 days
Downloads
423.4k (2024)

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Journal updates

  • Announcement of a special issue in honor of Prof. Richard B. Silverman

    We are delighted to announce this special issue honoring Prof. Richard B. Silverman. It will be guest edited by Drs. Matthew Moschitto, Isaac Schiefer, and Pathum Weerawarna. We would like to invite you to submit a comment, review, brief report, or research article to this special issue under the broad theme of drug discovery.

    We aim for submission by December 31, 2025, and publication of the special issue in April 2026. 

  • Announcement of a special issue in honor of Dr. Kenneth A. Jacobson

    We are delighted to announce this special issue honoring Dr. Jacobson. The special issue will be guest edited by Drs. Carola Gallo-Rodriguez, Juan Bautista Rodriguez, and Pnina Fishman. We would like to invite you to submit a comment, review, brief report, or research article to this special issue under the broad theme of drug discovery.

    We aim for submission by February 28, 2026, and publication of the special issue in May 2026. 

  • Announcement of a special issue in honor of Prof. George A. Garcia

    We are delighted to announce this special issue of Med. Chem. Res. honoring Prof. Garcia. The special issue will be guest edited by Drs. Courtney Aldrich, Ashu Tripathi, Irina Artsimovitch. We would like to invite you to submit a comment, review, brief report, or research article to this special issue under the broad theme of drug discovery.

    We aim for submission by June 30, 2025, and publication of the special issue in Fall 2025. 

  • Announcement of a special issue in honor of Prof. Margaret O. James

    We are delighted to announce this special issue of Med. Chem. Res. honoring Prof. James. The special issue will be guest edited by Drs. Hendrik Luesch, Chengguo Xing, and Yousong Ding. We would like to invite you to submit a comment, review, brief report, or research article to this special issue under the broad theme of drug discovery.

    We aim for submission by June 30, 2025, and publication of the special issue in early Fall 2025. 

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1554-8120
Print ISSN
1054-2523
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