Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (usually abbreviated as J. Med. Chem.), is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 1959 by the American Chemical Society. It was originally published as the Journal of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, but changed its name in 1963 to the current title. Editor-in-chief is Philip S. Portoghese. The impact factor in 2005 of this journal was 4.93.