Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (usually abbreviated as J. Med. Chem.), is a peer-reviewed scientific journal
, published since 1959 by the American Chemical Society
. It was originally published as the Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, but changed its name in 1963 to the current title.
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry publishes original research on the correlation of molecular structure to biological activity with a focus on the relationships of chemistry to biological activity. It is one of the premier journals in the field of medicinal chemistry
.
The impact factor of this journal in 2010 was 5.207.. The journal garnered 52,858 total citations in 2010.. Number of articles published in 2010 was 775..
Prof. Philip S. Portoghese of the University of Minnesota.http://pubs.acs.org/page/jmcmar/profile.html has been Editor in Chief since 1972.
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
, published since 1959 by the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
. It was originally published as the Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, but changed its name in 1963 to the current title.
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry publishes original research on the correlation of molecular structure to biological activity with a focus on the relationships of chemistry to biological activity. It is one of the premier journals in the field of medicinal chemistry
Medicinal chemistry
Medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry are disciplines at the intersection of chemistry, especially synthetic organic chemistry, and pharmacology and various other biological specialties, where it is involved with design, chemical synthesis and development for market of pharmaceutical...
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The impact factor of this journal in 2010 was 5.207.. The journal garnered 52,858 total citations in 2010.. Number of articles published in 2010 was 775..
Prof. Philip S. Portoghese of the University of Minnesota.http://pubs.acs.org/page/jmcmar/profile.html has been Editor in Chief since 1972.
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