MedChemComm explained

MedChemComm
Cover:CoverIssueMedChemComm.jpg
Discipline:Chemistry, medicine
Abbreviation:MedChemComm
Editor:Mike Waring
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry
Country:United Kingdom
Openaccess:Hybrid
History:2010–present
Frequency:Monthly
Impact:2.495
Impact-Year:2014
Website:http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/md/index.asp
Issn:2040-2503
Eissn:2040-2511
Lccn:2011243017
Oclc:663378788

MedChemComm (in full: Medicinal Chemistry Communications) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original (primary) research and review articles on all aspects of medicinal chemistry, including drug discovery, pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry. Until December 2019, it was published monthly by the Royal Society of Chemistry in partnership with the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry, of which it was the official journal. Authors can elect to have accepted articles published as open access.[1] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 2.495, ranking it 27th out of 59 journals in the category "Chemistry, Medicinal"[2] and 163 out of 289 journals in the category "Biochemistry & Molecular Biology".[3]

The editor-in-chief is Mike Waring (Newcastle University).[4]

As of January 1, 2020 - the journal is now called RSC Medicinal Chemistry and continues to be published monthly under this new name.[5]

Article types

MedChemComm publishes Research Articles (original scientific work, usually between 4-10 pages in length) and Reviews (critical analyses of specialist areas).

References

  1. Web site: RSC Open Science . . 2006-10-01 . 2012-07-07.
  2. Book: 2015 . Journals Ranked by Impact: Chemistry, Medicinal . 2014 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . . ..
  3. Book: 2015 . Journals Ranked by Impact: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology . 2014 Journal Citation Reports . Thomson Reuters . Science . Web of Science . ..
  4. https://www.rsc.org/journals-books-databases/about-journals/rsc-medicinal-chemistry/editorial-board-members/#md_Waring Editorial Board
  5. Web site: A new name for MedChemComm. 2020-10-15. Royal Society of Chemistry. en-GB.