Chemistry Journals

ACS's flagship environmental science journal publishing research on the chemistry and engineering of environmental systems. Covers atmospheric chemistry and pollution, water quality and treatment, soil contamination and remediation, fate and transport of pollutants, emerging contaminants (microplastics, PFAS, pharmaceuticals), green chemistry, environmental nanotechnology, air quality monitoring, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental risk assessment.

A leading food science journal covering the chemical composition, nutritional value, quality, authenticity, and safety of food. Publishes research on food phenolics and antioxidants, Maillard reaction products, food additive chemistry, analytical methods for food authentication, bioactive compound stability, food contaminants, food processing chemistry, flavor chemistry, food protein structure and functionality, and lipid oxidation in foods.

Focuses on the organic chemistry of biological systems, covering enzyme mechanisms, coenzyme chemistry, amino acid and peptide chemistry, nucleic acid chemistry, and bioorganic aspects of drug action. Publishes research on naturally occurring bioactive molecules, biosynthesis pathways, natural product analogue synthesis, and bioassay-guided isolation of phytochemicals.

A peer-reviewed open access journal covering all aspects of chemistry, with extensive sections dedicated to natural products and medicinal chemistry. Publishes original research, reviews and communications with rapid peer review (first decision ~15 days). Pharmacognosy-relevant sections include natural products, medicinal chemistry, phytochemistry, food chemistry, and bioorganic chemistry, with strong coverage of plant extract bioactivity, essential oils and isolated natural compounds.

Published since 1822 by the Deutsche Pharmazeutische Gesellschaft, covering all aspects of chemistry in the life sciences relevant to pharmaceuticals. Emphasis on combining synthetic organic chemistry, structural biology, molecular modelling, bioorganic chemistry, natural product chemistry, biochemistry, and analytical methods with pharmaceutical and medicinal aspects.

Publishes research on developments and applications in theoretical and computational chemistry, including quantum mechanical methods, density functional theory, semi-empirical methods, molecular mechanics, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations, and the development of novel algorithms for chemical systems. Covers both method development and applications to chemical bonding, reactions, and physical properties of molecules and materials.

Focuses on computational chemistry methods applied to the structure and properties of molecules, particularly in the context of drug design and materials science. Covers molecular dynamics simulations, quantum mechanical calculations on biologically relevant systems, docking studies, QSAR modeling, force field development, visualization of molecular structures, and the application of computational methods to understand macromolecular interactions.

Publishes research on flavor and fragrance science, including chemistry and analysis of aroma compounds, sensory properties, biosynthesis of flavor and fragrance molecules in plants and microorganisms, applications in food and cosmetic industries, and biotechnological production of aroma compounds. Strong coverage of essential oils, volatile organic compounds, aroma extract analysis and structure-odor relationships.

Publishes original papers, communications and reviews on biologically relevant chemistry research, covering all aspects of chemistry-biology interface with the ultimate goal of broadening understanding of how nature works at the molecular level. Strong in natural product chemistry, biodiversity-related chemistry, chemotaxonomy, chemical ecology, drug discovery from natural sources, and chemical aspects of medicinal plants.

Covers experimental and theoretical aspects of chemical structure, including X-ray crystallography, neutron diffraction, electron diffraction, spectroscopic structure determination, and computational chemistry applied to structural problems. Publishes studies on crystal and molecular structures, conformational analysis, intermolecular interactions, stereochemistry, and the relationship between molecular structure and chemical or biological properties.

English translation of the Russian journal Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, covering synthesis, physicochemical properties, and pharmacological evaluation of new pharmaceutical compounds. Scope includes synthesis of bioactive heterocycles, analytical pharmaceutical chemistry, drug quality control, pharmacokinetics, and screening of synthetic compounds for pharmacological activity.

Publishes short communications and letters reporting new phytochemical discoveries and the isolation of novel natural products from plant sources. Covers phytochemical screening, isolation and structure elucidation of alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolics, coumarins, and saponins, as well as their in vitro biological activities including antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Emphasizes rapid publication of focused natural product chemistry findings.

An international monthly journal publishing concise communications and reviews on natural products from plant, animal, marine and microbial sources. Covers structure elucidation, biological activity, biosynthesis and synthesis of natural products, essential oils, terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids and other secondary metabolites, with rapid publication of short reports on novel chemical entities and their bioactivities.

An international journal (originally Russian) presenting research on the chemistry of natural compounds, including their structure, isolation, methods of analysis, biosynthesis and chemical transformations. Coverage spans flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, lipids, peptides, polysaccharides and other natural compound classes, with strong representation of work from Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia.