LibGuides: Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology and Herbal Medicinal Science: Key Journals

Nature
Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions.
Science
Science today ranks as the world's largest circulation general science journal.
British Medical Journal ★
The BMJ is a weekly peer-reviewed journal published by the British Medical Association
Journal of Medical Ethics ★
Leading peer-reviewed international journal that reflects the whole field of medical ethics
New England Journal of Medicine ★
The New England Journal of Medicine is a weekly medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is among the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals as well as the oldest continuously published one
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering medicinal chemistry.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ★
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in medicinal chemistry.

ACS Combinatorial Science ★
ACS Combinatorial Science publishes research describing the development and use of combinatorial, high-throughput, and related methods in chemistry, materials science, and biology.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research articles on various topics related to chemistry, such as antibodies, air batteries, and photoredox
Accounts of Chemical Research
Accounts of Chemical Research is a semi-monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society containing overviews of basic research and applications in chemistry and biochemistry.
Chemical Reviews
The mission of Chemical Reviews is to provide comprehensive, authoritative, critical, and readable reviews of important recent research in organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, theoretical, and biological chemistry.
Chemistry - A European Journal
Chemistry: A European Journal is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers all areas of chemistry and related fields
Crystal Growth and Design
Crystal Growth & Design publishes theoretical and experimental studies of the physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and processes related to the design, growth, and application of crystalline materials.
Helvetica Chimica Acta
Helvetica Chimica Acta, founded by the Swiss Chemical Society in 1917, is a monthly multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge in all disciplines of chemistry (organic, inorganic, physical, technical, theoretical and analytical chemistry.
Journal of the American Chemical Society ★
The Journal of the American Chemical Society is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society.
Journal of Chemical Education
The Journal of Chemical Education publishes peer-reviewed articles and related information as a resource to those in the field of chemical education and to those institutions that serve them.
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (JCTB) is an international, inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal concerned with the application of scientific discoveries and advancements in chemical and biological technology that aim towards economically and environmentally sustainable industrial processes.

ACS Chemical Biology
ACS Chemical Biology provides an international forum for the rapid communication of research that broadly embraces the interface between chemistry and biology.
Analytical Chemistry ★
Analytical Chemistry is a peer-reviewed research journal that is devoted to the dissemination of new and original knowledge in all branches of analytical chemistry.
Biochemistry ★
Biochemistry provides an international forum for publishing exceptional, rigorous, high-impact research across all of biological chemistry.
Clinical Chemistry ★
Clinical Chemistry is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering the field of clinical chemistry. It is the official journal of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery★
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery is a monthly journal aimed at everyone working in the drug discovery and development arena.

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
EurJIC showcases significant studies making an impact on the world as we know it. We bring global inorganic chemistry to the forefront of scientific research.
Inorganica Chimica Acta
Inorganica Chimica Acta is an established international forum for all aspects of advanced Inorganic Chemistry.
Inorganic Chemistry ★
Inorganic Chemistry publishes fundamental studies, both experimental and theoretical, on all topics of inorganic chemistry from across the periodic table.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications
Inorganic Chemistry Communications is an international journal dedicated to the rapid publication of short communications in the major areas of inorganic, organometallic and supramolecular chemistry.
Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
The journal covers all aspects of pure and applied research on the chemistry as well as on the applications of fluorine, and of compounds or materials where fluorine exercises significant effects.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
The emphasis of the Journal is on interdisciplinary research covering the structure and mechanism of action of metallo-biomolecules primarily at the molecular level.
Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie
ZAAC is an international scientific journal which publishes original papers on new relevant research results from all areas of inorganic chemistry, solid state chemistry, and co-ordination chemistry.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC)
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy® features interdisciplinary studies that build our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic applications of antimicrobial and antiparasitic agents and chemotherapy.
Chemical Research in Toxicology
Chemical Research in Toxicology publishes Articles, Communications, Reviews, Perspectives, Letters to the Editor, and ToxWatch on a wide range of topics in Toxicology that inform a chemical and molecular understanding and capacity to predict biological outcomes on the basis of structures and processes.
Environmental Science & Technology ★
ES&T is an impactful environmental science and technology research journal that aims to be transformational and direction-setting, publishing rigorous and robust papers for a multidisciplinary and diverse audience of scientists, policy makers and the broad environmental community.
Food and Chemical Toxicology
The principal aim of the journal is to publish high impact, scholarly work and to serve as a multidisciplinary forum for research in toxicology.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research ★
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry is a weekly publication that reports industrial and academic research in the broad fields of applied chemistry and chemical and biomolecular/biochemical engineering.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ★
The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry publishes high-quality, cutting edge original research representing complete studies and research advances dealing with the chemistry and biochemistry of agriculture and food.
Molecular and Cellular Biology
This journal covers advancements in research around the molecular biology of all eukaryotic cells. It includes gene expression and genome organization, and studies of chronic diseases and conditions.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry ★
The Journal of Organic Chemistry welcomes original contributions of fundamental research in all branches of the theory and practice of organic chemistry.
Organic Letters
Organic Letters is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in organic chemistry.
Organic Process Research & Development
The journal Organic Process Research & Development serves as a communication tool between industrial chemists and chemists working in universities and research institutes.
Organometallics
Organometallics is the flagship journal of organometallic chemistry and records progress in one of the most active fields of science, bridging organic and inorganic chemistry.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A ★
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (JPC A) publishes experimental, theoretical, and computational research on the physical chemistry of molecules, ions, radicals, clusters, and aerosols.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ★
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (JPC B) publishes experimental, theoretical and computational research in the area of biophysics, biochemistry, biomaterials, and soft matter.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ★
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (JPC C) publishes experimental, theoretical and computational research on the physical chemistry of nano, low-dimensional and bulk materials; chemical transformations at interfaces; and energy conversion and storage.
Langmuir
Langmuir focuses on the science and engineering of systems and materials in which the interface dominates structure and function.

Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine is an open access journal publishing evidence-based, scientifically justified research and review papers in all aspects of Chinese medicine, including - but not limited to - chemistry, biology, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, engineering, clinical applications and socioeconomics that are relevant and significant to Chinese medicine.
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
The European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a global journal that publishes studies on the main aspects of medicinal chemistry.
Phytochemical analysis
Phytochemical Analysis is devoted to the publication of original articles concerning the development, improvement, and significant extension of application of analytical methodology in the plant sciences, as well as in natural products research.
Journal of Herbal Medicine ★
The Journal of Herbal Medicine is a peer reviewed journal which aims to serve its readers as an authoritative resource on the profession and practice of herbal medicine.
Journal of Natural Products
The Journal of Natural Products invites and publishes papers that make substantial and scholarly contributions to the area of natural products research.

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews ★
The aim of the Journal is to provide a forum for the critical analysis of advanced drug and gene delivery systems and their applications in human and veterinary medicine.
Drug Resistance Updates: Reviews and Commentaries in Antimicrobial and Anticancer Chemotherapy
Drug Resistance Updates publishes inspiring original research, commentary and expert reviews on important developments in drug resistance in infectious disease and cancer as well as novel drugs and strategies to overcome drug resistance.
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
The European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a global journal that publishes studies on the main aspects of medicinal chemistry.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences
The journal publishes research articles, review articles and scientific commentaries on all aspects of the pharmaceutical sciences with emphasis on conceptual novelty and scientific quality.
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
The European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics provides a medium for the publication of novel, innovative and hypothesis-driven research from the areas of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation - a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to disseminating research and knowledge within the realm of pharmaceutical sciences.
Journal of Controlled Release
The Journal of Controlled Release (JCR) is the Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society, and of the Japan Society of Drug Delivery System. It publishes high-quality research articles in the broad field of delivery science and technology.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ★
The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research in medicinal chemistry.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
This journal is an international medium directed towards the needs of academic, clinical, government and industrial analysis by publishing original research reports and critical reviews on pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis.
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Molecular Pharmaceutics publishes original research that contributes significantly to the molecular mechanistic understanding of drug delivery and drug delivery systems.
WHO Drug Information
WHO drug information provides an overview of topics of current relevance relating to drug development and regulation.

Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology
Covers original scientific research in all branches of Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical sciences, Toxicology, Physiology, Veterinary Sciences, Endocrinology and Drug testing.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (AAC)
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy® features interdisciplinary studies that build our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic applications of antimicrobial and antiparasitic agents and chemotherapy.
British Journal of Pharmacology
The British Journal of Pharmacology is a biomedical science journal giving leading international coverage of all aspects of experimental and translational pharmacology.
Drug Resistance Updates: Reviews and Commentaries in Antimicrobial and Anticancer Chemotherapy
Drug Resistance Updates publishes inspiring original research, commentary and expert reviews on important developments in drug resistance in infectious disease and cancer as well as novel drugs and strategies to overcome drug resistance.
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery★
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery is a monthly journal aimed at everyone working in the drug discovery and development arena.
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Pharmacology & Therapeutics presents lucid, critical and authoritative reviews of currently important topics in pharmacology.
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (TIPS) is a monthly peer-reviewed reviews journal that publishes reviews and opinions in fields broadly covering pharmacology, pharmacy, pharmaceutics and toxicology

Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology and Herbal Medicinal Science

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