Journal History

2014	The inaugural issue was released. Medicines was published as a quarterly journal.
2017	Medicines was indexed in PubMed and PubMed Central. Medicines announced the first edition of the Travel awards.
2018	Medicines announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer awards.
2020	Medicines adopted a monthly publication schedule.
2024	The year 2024 marked the 10th Anniversary of Medicines. Medicines adopted a quarterly publication schedule from July.
2025	Cardiology and Vascular Disease was discontinued. Cancer Biology and Anticancer Therapeutics was discontinued. Allergic Diseases was discontinued. Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders was discontinued. Neurology and Neurologic Diseases was discontinued. Nephrology and Urology was discontinued. Oral Medicine and Dentistry was discontinued. Stem Cell Investigation and Regenerative Medicine was discontinued. New Drugs Exploration and Development was discontinued.

Editor-in-Chief

2014–2019	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Litscher
2020–present	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Sakagami

2020–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sei-ichi Tanuma for the section on Cancer Biology and Anticancer Therapeutics
2020–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Kazuhito Asano for the section on Allergic Diseases