Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
DisciplineMedicinal chemistry
LanguageEnglish
Edited byCraig W. Lindsley
Publication details
Former name(s)
Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
History1959-present
Publisher
American Chemical Society (United States)
FrequencyBiweekly
7.3 (2022)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Med. Chem.
Indexing
CODENJMCMAR
ISSN0022-2623 (print)
1520-4804 (web)
LCCNa63000643
OCLC no.39480771
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The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a biweekly 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.[1] Philip S. Portoghese served as editor-in-chief from 1972 to 2011.[1] In 2012, Gunda Georg (University of Minnesota) and Shaomeng Wang (University of Michigan) succeeded Portoghese (University of Minnesota). In 2021, Craig W. Lindsley (Vanderbilt University) became editor-in-chief. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 7.3.[2]

  1. ^ a b Portoghese, Philip S. (2011). "My Farewell to the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 54 (24): 8235. doi:10.1021/jm201370n. PMID 22070537.
  2. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Chemistry, Medicinal". 2022 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2023. (subscription required)