Feature Review Collection in Medicinal Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

It is a great pleasure to present this novel Topical Collection in Pharmaceuticals. The “Feature Review Collection in Medicinal Chemistry” aims to collect significant contributions on all aspects of medicinal chemistry, providing a useful platform for all researchers involved in this discipline.

Relevant topics in this collection include rational design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationship studies of compounds of pharmaceutical interest, including both synthetic and natural compounds. Studies on novel synthetic routes for drug candidates are welcome, as are optimization methods, pharmacokinetic evaluations, and drug metabolism studies.

The identification and validation of novel drug targets, the description of novel screening methodologies, and the application of machine learning and modern computational techniques in drug discovery are also relevant topics.

The scope of these feature reviews covers the wide landscape of bioactive compounds, comprising both small organic molecules, and more sophisticated approaches, such as biotechnological drugs. Medicinal chemistry advancements in biotechnological drugs, as antibody-drug conjugates, peptide-drug conjugates, and engineered cytokines, represent significant topics that are highly welcomed.  

Submissions to this Topical Collection need to include a cover letter stating the novelty of the review article in comparison to related reviews published in the literature.

Dr. Alessandra Ammazzalorso
Dr. Luís M. T. Frija
Collection Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmaceuticals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.