Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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Aims and Scope
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in medicinal chemistry. It is published by the American Chemical Society. It was established in 1959 as the Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and obtained its current name in 1963. Portoghese had served as editor-in-chief from 1972-2011. In 2012, Gunda I. Georg (University of Minnesota) and Shaomeng Wang (University of Michigan) succeeded Philip S. Portoghese (University of Minnesota) as co-Editor-in -Chief. In 2021, Craig W. Lindsley (Vanderbilt University) became the new Editor-in-Chief, having served as the founding Editor-in-Chief of ACS Chemical Neuroscience since 2010. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal received its highest impact factor to date in 2020 impact factor, with an IF of 7.446, ranking it 1st out of 61 journals in the category "Chemistry, Medicinal". Less
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- PublisherAMER CHEMICAL SOC
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencySemi-monthly
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencySemi-monthly
- Publication Start Year1963
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FAQs
Since when has Journal of Medicinal Chemistry been publishing? 
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry has been publishing since 1963 till date.
How frequently is the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry published?
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is published Semi-monthly.
What is the H-index. SNIP score, Citescore and SJR of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry?
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry has a H-index score of 286, Citescore of 11.5, SNIP score of 1.84, & SJR of Q1
Who is the publisher of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry?
The publisher of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
Where can I find a journal's aims and scope of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry?
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry?
The eISSN number is 1520-4804 and pISSN number is 0022-2623 for Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
What is the focus of this journal?
The journal covers a wide range of topics inlcuding Pyrimidine, Lung, Photodynamic therapy, Histone, Cannabinoid, Assay, Protease, Oral administration, Proteasome, Breast cancer, Lung cancer, Fentanyl, Cryptococcus neoformans, Positron emission tomography, Drug discovery, Multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Cystic fibrosis, Pyridine, Mutant.
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