The 10th Anniversary of Medicines: Future Directions
A special issue of Medicines (ISSN 2305-6320).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 5535
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Dear Colleagues,
The inaugural Special Issue of Medicines (63 pages) was released in December 2014 by the founding Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Gerhard Litscher from Medical University of Graz (Austria). With the rapid advancement of science and technology, the editorial board has grown, with a second Editor-in-Chief (Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Sakagami from Meikai Research Institute of Odontology, Japan) since March 2020.
Among the 677 articles published so far, 270 articles have been cited 10 times or more, giving it an H5-Index of 35. In order to improve the quality of papers, Medicines has invited highly competent young researchers to be section board members. Due to the rigorous revision processes, the quality of submitted papers has considerably improved. This led to a significant increase in the number of paper views over the past five years (2019~2023): 2.0-fold (40,7281 to 81,2340).
In 2024, Medicines will celebrate its 10th anniversary; thus, we are planning to publish the Special Issue "The 10th Anniversary of Medicines: Future Directions", with a change in scope to be more focused on drugs. We hope that the editorial board member of each of the sections of Medicines will consider submitting their systematic reviews and articles on current and future research, including the development of new products and services that ultimately improve quality of life. This invitation is extended to all active researchers, clinical doctors, and practitioners with research interest in the field of therapeutic agents and advanced drug studies.
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Sakagami
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- clinical application of drugs
- combination effects of more than two drugs
- drug development
- hormesis
- identification of the target molecule of the drug
- modulation factors of drugs
- overcoming drug tolerance
- pharmacodynamics
- pharmacokinetics
- specificity and adverse effects of drugs
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