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Dec. 15, 2019
Drug Discovery Journals
This table contains a list of some of the best drug discovery journals. This list is not exhaustive (there's literally hundreds in our team RSS feed) but this is a subjective list of where to find the most useful drug discovery articles for one entering the field. Experts all have their own list based on their therapeutic area(s) and focus areas. This doesn't include major general publications such as Nature, Science, PNAS, or Cell, where the focus is not on drug discovery in particular, though key drug discovery papers will appear there.
| Journal | Area | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Medicinal Chemistry Reviews | Small Molecule Drug Discovery | MCR is an annual series that contains detailed drug discovery stories and reviews from leaders in the field. It contains numerous must-read articles every year. |
| Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry | Small Molecule Drug Discovery | ARMC was the spiritual predecessor to MCR before ACS launched MCR. |
| Nature Reviews Drug Discovery | Drug Discovery | NRDD contains articles of wide scope and high important on key topics in drug discovery, including for both small and large molecules, and other modalities. |
| J. Med. Chem. | Small Molecule Drug Discovery | JMC contains case studies of high impact small molecule drug discovery programs and important reviews. |
| Molecular Cancer Therapeutics | Small and Large Molecule Drug Discovery | Because new modalities such as biologics and cell therapies are often tested in cancer first, MCT is a great source for first disclosures of drugs with new mechanisms of action. |
| ACS Med. Chem. Lett. | Small Molecule Drug Discovery | AMCL contains timely short communications on high impact small molecule discovery programs. |
| Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. | Small Molecule Drug Discovery | BMCL contains short communications on interesting small molecule discovery programs, often with interesting structures. BMCL Digests are also great reviews on timely topics. |
| Bioorg. Med. Chem. | Small Molecule Drug Discovery | BMC contains longer articles on drug discovery programs and many European and Japanese companies’ clinical candidates can be found here. |
| Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics | Pharmacology | JPET contains pharmacological details on drug compounds, and often interesting mechanisms of action are disclosed here. |
| Drug Metabolism and Disposition | ADMET | DMD often contains interesting new insights into how drugs are metabolized and lead to their effects in vivo. |
| New England Journal of Medicine | Clinical Data | NEJM is the leading publication for clinical data, and high profile trial data is often released here first. |
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