Molecular Pharmacology
A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).
Section Information
This section of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish novel data concerning molecular pharmacology. Pharmacology is a discipline which deals with the interaction of a drug of natural, semisynthetic or fully (bio)synthetic origin with the human or animal organism. Thus, it is positioned at the interface of pharmacy/chemistry and physiology/pathophysiology in their broadest sense. It operates at various organizational levels, such as the molecular, subcellular, cellular, organ, and systemic platforms. Molecular pharmacology investigates the molecular mode of action of drugs, among others using genetic and molecular biology methods, and in consequence, it is one of the most rapidly developing fields of pharmacology. We encourage submission of manuscripts that report significant advances on the molecular level in drug research but especially appreciate submissions which, in addition, follow up on the consequences of molecular changes on higher levels of organization.
Keywords
biochemical pharmacology; biomarkers; biosynthetics; chromosome; DNA structure; epigenetics; genetics; genomics; histology; individually tailored therapy; medicinal chemistry; medicine; membrane proteins; membrane transport; molecular biology; molecular pharmacology; pathophysiology; pharmacy; physiology; population genetics; proteomics; RNA structure; signal transduction; stem cells; transcriptional analyses; transgenic techniques; translational analyses
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Pharmacology and Toxicology of Synthetic and Natural Products (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advancements in Drug Repurposing and Computational Design (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Molecular Research on Potential New Antidepressant Drugs (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Novel Approaches in Drug Discovery: From Natural Products to Therapeutic Innovations (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Anti-cancer Effects of Natural Products (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Drug Treatment for Bacterial Infections (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- New Drugs Regulating Cytoskeletons in Human Health and Diseases (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Plant-Derived Natural Substances as Multi-target Therapeutic Modalities in Experimental Models of Non-communicable Diseases (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Natural-Derived Bioactive Compounds in Disease Treatment (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Macrophage Polarization and Human Inflammatory Diseases (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Hormone/Receptor System in Human Diseases (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Anticancer Antibiotics: Progresses, Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Discovering Novel Bioactive Compounds Against Cancers (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Synthesis and Application of Chiral Ligands and Heterocycles in Pharmacological Studies (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Synthesis and Molecular Research of Drugs for Skin Diseases and Cosmetic Ingredients (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Research on Drug Metabolism and Disposition (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Synthetic and Natural Drugs for Pain Treatment (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Bioactive Peptides: Synthesis, Functions, and Medicinal Chemistry Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Drug Repurposing in Rare Diseases: From Molecular Insights to Patient Benefits (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Phytochemicals for Diabetes: Natural Plant-Based Therapies (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- New Drug Development for Respiratory and Inflammatory Diseases (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Natural Products in Drug Discovery and Development (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Molecular Pharmacological Advances in Gastrointestinal Health (Deadline: 26 May 2025)
- Anticancer, Antioxidant, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Natural Products (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Research on Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Drug Delivery Systems in Veterinary Medicine: Innovations and Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms in Mitochondria-Targeted Drug Delivery System (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Emerging Topics in Metal Complexes: Pharmacological Activity, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Medical Value of Metal Complexes and Plant-Derived Compounds: Biological Evaluation, Health Effects, Challenges, and Future Opportunities (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Pharmacokinetics of Psychoactive Substances: Molecular and Forensic Aspects (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- New Insights in Artificial Intelligence for Drug Design and Target Discovery (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Antibacterial Activity of Novel Antimicrobial Agents (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advances of Organic Synthesis in Drug Discovery (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- The Role of Natural Products in Drug Discovery (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Cancer Drug Treatment and Cancer Cell Drug Resistance (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advanced Research on N-chlorotaurine and Other Active Halogen Taurine Derivatives (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches to Osteoarthritis (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Anticancer Drug Discovery Based on Natural Products (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Recent Advances of Novel Pharmaceutical Designs for Anti-Cancer Therapies, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Drug Resistance and Biomarkers in Molecular Oncology (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advances in Drug Delivery Systems: From Nanoparticles to Precision Medicine (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Gene-Level Pharmacological Research on Natural Products (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Biocatalysis of Compounds for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- New Advances in Radiopharmaceuticals and Radiotherapy (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Anti-Cancer Drugs: Natural Products, Synthetic Compounds and Potential Pharmacological Effects and Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Development and Validation of New Analytical Methods for the Determination of Drugs and Their Metabolites (Deadline: 29 June 2025)
- Organic and Inorganic Active Substances with Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Cancer and Antioxidant Effects (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- From Nature to Medicine: Exploring Natural Products for New Therapies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Molecular Pharmacology of Cation-Permeable Ion Channels (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Structural Characterization and Pharmacological Activity of Natural Compounds (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- State-of-the-Art Molecular Pharmacology in USA (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Metal-Based Drugs and Research on Mechanisms of Action (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- New Agents and Novel Drugs Use for the Oncological Diseases Treatment (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Recent Progress of Opioid Research, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Natural Compounds in Cancer Therapy and Prevention, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advances in Drug Discovery and Synthesis: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Network Pharmacology: An Emerging Field in Drug Discovery (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Drug Therapy of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- G Protein-Coupled Receptor Drug Discovery: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Drug Delivery Systems and Treatment of Human Diseases: Prospects and Challenges (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- The Role of Bioactive Natural Products and in Human Health (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Design, Synthesis and Application of Drugs (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Advances and Emerging Trends in Marine Natural Products (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Topoisomerase Inhibitors: Future Perspectives and Challenges (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Antiviral Drugs Discovery (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Drugs—from Chemical Structure to Biological Activity (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Medicinal Chemistry: From Drug Design to Drug Development (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Synthetic Chemistry in Drug Discovery (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Peptide and Protein Drugs Against Infectious Diseases and Allergic Diseases (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Techniques and Strategies in Drug Design and Discovery, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Molecular Pharmacology of Protein Kinase Inhibitor (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Innovative Strategies in the Design and Development of Anticancer Agents (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Molecular Pharmacology in Diabetes, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Epilepsy Research and Antiepileptic Drugs, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advances in Novel Anti-Alzheimer Drugs: Biological Target, Medicinal Chemistry and Formulation (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advanced Research on the Adrenal Gland and Hormones (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Biomedical Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Molecular Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Molecular Advances in Liposome-Based Drug Delivery Systems (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Mechanistic and Small Molecule Discoveries for Therapeutic Advances in Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathies (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Pharmacological Activities of Secondary Metabolites and Derivates of Medicinal Plants Around the World, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Drug Development Breakthroughs: From Novel Antimicrobials to Targeted Cancer Drugs (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Mechanistic Insights into Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Pain Therapies: From Cellular Responses to Therapy Outcomes (Deadline: 28 August 2025)
- Recent Advances in Molecular Pharmacology of Neurological Diseases (Deadline: 28 August 2025)
- Application and Formulation of Therapeutic Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (Deadline: 29 August 2025)
- The Role of Natural Compound for Reversing Cancer Therapy Resistance (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Latest Advances in Computational Drug Discovery (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Glycoconjugates: From Structure to Therapeutic Application (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Advancements in Antioxidant Molecules: From Discovery to Therapeutic Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Pharmacogenomics: The State of the Art and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Recent Approaches for Wound Treatment—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- New Insights into Anti-cancer Drug Discovery and Development (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Natural and Synthetic Compounds for Management, Prevention and Treatment of Obesity, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Advanced Synthetic Methodologies in Drug Development (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Advances in Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Drugs, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Drug Discovery: Design, Synthesis and Activity Evaluation (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Drug Resistance Mechanisms in Human Cancer Cells to Anticancer Drugs (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Pain (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Small Molecule Drug Design and Research: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- The Future of Drug Discovery and Development, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Advances in Polymers and Polysaccharides in Delivery Systems (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- TRP Channel, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Application of Natural Products in Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Role of Natural Products in Health and Diseases (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Molecular Insights on Drug Discovery, Design, and Treatment (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Research and Recent Advances of Antimicrobials (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Drug Discovery and Development Focusing on Natural Products (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Antimicrobial Resistology: A New Approach in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- The Role of Natural Products in Inflammation (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Molecular Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Disease, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Lipid Emulsion and Other Treatment in Drug Toxicity (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Metallopharmaceuticals: Current Trends and Future Perspectives in Cancer Immunoediting (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Drug Repurposing: Emerging Approaches to Drug Discovery (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Antimicrobial Agents and the Quest for Resistance Breakthroughs (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- New Insights into Chemotherapeutic Agents in Cancer Treatment (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Drug Discovery: Natural Products and Compounds (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Recent Research on Novel Lipid-Based Nano Drug Delivery Systems (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Latest Advances in Protein-Ligand Interactions (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Antituberculous Drugs: Progress and Challenges (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Nose-to-Brain Drug Delivery: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Newer Pharmacological Treatment Concepts for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- New Advances in Opioid Research (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- The Activity and Underlying Mechanisms of Anticancer Drugs (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Advanced Research in Veterinary Drugs (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Proteolysis-Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) in Drug Design (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Signaling, Regulation and Therapeutic Opportunities, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Lipopolysaccharide as a Drug Target (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Antiviral Drug Targets: Structure, Function, and Drug Design—3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Drug Design and Development for Neurological Diseases (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Medicinal Plants and Natural Compounds in Health and Disease: Progresses, Challenges, Opportunities, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- RNA Vaccines and Therapeutics: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Insights into Redox Homeostasis and Oxidative Stress (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Antifungal Drug Discovery: Progresses, Challenges, Opportunities, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- The Impact of Natural Bioactive Compounds on Human Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advancements in Diagnostic and Preventive Pharmacogenomics (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Drug Discovery and Development for Renal Disease Treatment (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Drug Discovery Based on Natural Products (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
