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Journals in Medicinal chemistry

  • Phytomedicine

    • ISSN: 0944-7113
    International Journal of Phytotherapy and PhytopharmacologyPub... in affiliation with the European Scientific Cooperative On Phytotherapy (ESCOP) Phytomedicine is primarily a therapy-oriented Journal. Phytomedicine publishes innovative studies on efficacy, safety, quality and mechanisms of action of specified plant extracts, phytopharmaceuticals and their isolated constituents. This includes clinical, pharmacological, pharmacokinetic, and toxicological studies of specified herbal medicinal products, herbal preparations and purified compounds which have a defined and consistent quality assuring reproducible pharmacological activity.Phytomedici... was founded in 1994 to focus and stimulate research in this particular field and to set internationally accepted scientific standards for pharmacological studies, proof of clinical efficacy and safety of phytomedicines.The main aims of Phytomedicine are associated with the integration of phytopreparations into conventional/officia... medicine.The journal covers the following sections:Clinical pharmacology and toxicology (randomized, placebo controlled, double blind, and observational open label studies)Behavioural, mental, affective, and stress-associated disordersAge-associa... disordersNeuropharma... pharmacologyMetaboli... syndrome and obesityCancerImmunop... inflammationInfectio... diseasesPulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and urogenital diseasesSystems biologySafety assessment, pre-clinical toxicology, interaction with drugs and adverse events of herbal preparationsPharmaco... of natural compoundsStandardiza... of herbal preparationsLegislat... of botanicalsInvited reviewsThe directions of Phytomedicine are known to provide profound scientific background in Herbal Medicinal Products, their reproducible Quality and evidence based therapeutic efficacy. Since then quality criteria and standardization methods were defined and the European Medical Agency has elaborated numerous guidelines for the conduction of clinical studies and preparation of Herbal Medicinal Products. In total 107 ESCOP monographs have been produced and submitted to EMA. Many new analytical methods and instruments were implemented both for analysis and standardization of herbal Substances, herbal preparations and their bioassays and tremendous work has been carried out to remain aligned with these intentions during the last 18 years.Nowadays important topics remain to be approached, such as harmonization of the regulatory frameworks in Europe, America, Asia and Australia or the legislation of various "botanicals", where strict differentiation of requirements for health claims of herbal medicinal product, dietary supplements and nutraceuticals are required.Phytomedici... is the companion title to the open access journal Phytomedicine Plus.
  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters

    • ISSN: 0960-894X
    BMCL (Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters) publishes research communications of outstanding significance and timeliness on topics at the interface of chemistry and biology, together with concise review articles and perspectives. BMCL publishes reports of experimental results in medicinal chemistry, chemical biology and drug discovery and design, emphasizing new and emerging advances and concepts in these fields. The aim of BMCL is to promote a better understanding at the molecular level of life processes, and living organisms, as well as the interaction of these with chemical agents. BMCL continues to be a major forum for the first publication of new chemical entities prior to them entering clinical trials.BMCL welcomes papers on: the medicinal chemistry and associated biology (including target identification and validation) of established or new disease targetsThe reporting of the discovery, design or optimization of potent new compounds or biological agentsthe analysis and discussion of structure-activity relationships and pharmacological issues relevant to drug design and action using in vitro and in vivo models, including the use of computational techniques when closely linked to experimental datathe reporting of "first-in-class" new therapeutic compoundsthe chemical biology or bioorganic/bioinorga... chemistry that significantly advances knowledge of a biological mechanismmethodologi... advances that are chemistry-based and which significantly impact on medicine or biologythe preparation and examination of biotherapeutics for the treatment of pathophysiological disease statesthe development of materials for specific therapeutic targetingManuscripts on phytochemistry, theoretical molecular dynamics and exclusively computational papers are out of scope. All manuscripts will be rigorously peer-reviewed by independent experts following an initial assessment by the Editors. Please note that BMCL is not suitable for straightforward reports of incremental advances. Above all the presentation of a rational basis and a sound underlying hypothesis for the work is of particular importance, whatever its exact field.
  • Free Radical Biology & Medicine

    • ISSN: 0891-5849
    The journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine is the premier forum for publishing ground-breaking research in the redox biology of both health and disease. We focus on signal transduction and redox signaling; oxidative stress; reductive stress; redox stress; nitrosative stress; aging and age-related diseases; redox biology in skeletal and cardiac muscle, exercise science, and sports medicine; metabolic regulation and metabolic diseases; mitochondrial function and signaling; homeostatic mechanisms and adaptive responses; redox chemistry and mechanisms; materials and nanomaterials; non-thermal plasmas; microorganisms, fungi, plants, insects, animals, and humans; and antioxidant enzymes, pathways, and networks.The journal welcomes both full-length and short Research Communications, Hypothesis Papers, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Graphical Reviews, and Critical Methods Papers. As of September 1, 2026, FRBM will no longer accept unsolicited review articles. Authors who have not received an invitation but who are interested in submitting a review must first send a proposal for consideration by the Managing Reviews Editor, Professor Giovanni Mann ([email protected]... Visit our Guide for Authors to find out more.Free Radical Biology and Medicine is the official journal of the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine and the Society for Free Radical Research-Europe, and affiliate journal of the International Society for Free Radical Research (SFRRI)
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

    • ISSN: 0223-5234
    EJMECH (The European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry) is a global journal that publishes studies on the main aspects of medicinal chemistry. It provides a medium for publication of original research papers and it welcomes critical review papers.A typical paper would report on the design (with or without the support of computational methods), organic synthesis, characterization and biochemical/pharmaco... evaluation of novel, potent compounds preferentially with a clear (or proven) mechanism of action and/or target. Other topics of interest are molecular aspects of drug metabolism, prodrug synthesis and drug targeting. The journal expects manuscripts to present a clear rational for a study, provide insight into the strategy and design of compounds and into the mechanism of action, and biological targets. Manuscripts reporting only computational studies are out-of-scope unless a new method (broadly applicable, validated and available to the community) is reported. Authors are kindly invited to look to published articles for the scope of the journal and the organisation of papers.
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

    • ISSN: 0169-409X
    The aim of the Journal is to provide a forum for the critical analysis of advanced drug and gene delivery systems and their applications in human and veterinary medicine. The Journal has a broad scope, covering the key issues for effective drug and gene delivery, from administration to site-specific delivery.In general, the Journal publishes review articles in a Theme Issue format. Each Theme Issue provides a comprehensive and critical examination of current and emerging research on the design and development of advanced drug and gene delivery systems and their application to experimental and clinical therapeutics. The goal is to illustrate the pivotal role of a multidisciplinary approach to modern drug delivery, encompassing the application of sound biological and physicochemical principles to the engineering of drug delivery systems to meet the therapeutic need at hand. Importantly the Editorial Team of ADDR asks that the authors effectively window the extensive volume of literature, pick the important contributions and explain their importance, produce a forward looking identification of the challenges facing the field and produce a Conclusions section with expert recommendations to address the issues.Articles review the current status of a specific topic, giving equal emphasis to the identification of major conceptual and technological challenges to successful drug and gene delivery, to an evaluation of triumphs as well as shortcomings in current conceptual and technical approaches, and to a discussion of their possible solution.Theme issues are commissioned by one of the Executive Editors or the Editor-in-Chief. The Journal does not publish stand alone manuscripts. If you wish to submit a theme issue topic for consideration, please contact one of the editors.
  • Contraception

    • ISSN: 0010-7824
    An international reproductive health journal The Official Journal of the Society of Family PlanningThe journal Contraception wishes to advance reproductive health through the rapid publication of the best and most interesting new global scholarship regarding contraception and related fields such as abortion. The journal welcomes manuscripts from investigators working in the laboratory, clinical and social sciences, as well as public health and health professions education from all parts of the world.