Current Molecular Medicine is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 published by Bentham Science Publishers

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The editor-in-chief is David W. Li (University of Nebraska Medical Center

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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). The journal covers research on molecular mechanisms of disease pathogenesis

Pathogenesis

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, the development of molecular diagnosis

Diagnosis

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, and/or novel approaches to rational treatment. Formats of publication include original research reports, review papers, and rapid communications ("letters").

Abstracting and indexing

Current Molecular Medicine is indexed in the following databases:

• Chemical Abstracts Service - CASSI
  Chemical Abstracts Service
  Chemical Abstracts is a periodical index that provides summaries and indexes of disclosures in recently published scientific documents. Approximately 8,000 journals, technical reports, dissertations, conference proceedings, and new books, in any of 50 languages, are monitored yearly, as are patent...
  
  
• EMBASE
  EMBASE
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• EMBiology
  EMBiology
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• MEDLINE
  MEDLINE
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• Science Citation Index Expanded
  Science Citation Index
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• Scopus
  Scopus
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According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has a 2010 impact factor

Impact factor

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of 5.212, ranking it 12th of 106 journals in the category "Medicine, Research & Experimental".