Molecules is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that focuses on all aspects of chemistry and materials science. It was established in March 1996 and is published monthly by MDPI. From 1997 to 2001, Molbank was published as a section of the journal, before splitting into its own journal. The editor-in-chief is Farid Chemat.

Molecules
DisciplineChemistry
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDerek J. McPhee
Publication details
History1996–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Yes
LicenseCC-BY
4.2 (2023)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Molecules
Indexing
CODENMOLEFW
ISSN1420-3049
OCLC no.641147188
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Molecules was initially published by Springer-Verlag. In December 1996, Shu-Kun Lin resigned as editor and relaunched the journal with Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI). Springer initially sued over naming rights, but eventually dropped the suit.[1]

Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.2.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Journal declarations of independence - Open Access Directory".
  2. ^ "Molecules". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. ^ "Molecules". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2024 – via Web of Science.
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