Molecular Diversity is a scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 published quarterly by Springer Science+Business Media

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- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...

. Molecular Diversity presents refereed

Peer review

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 papers describing the development, application and theory of molecular diversity, and combinatorial chemistry

Chemistry

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 in basic and applied research

Research

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 and drug discovery

Drug discovery

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. The journal publishes both short and full-length papers, perspectives, news

News

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 and reviews. Coverage addresses the generation of molecular diversity, application of diversity for screening against alternative targets of all types, analysis of results and their application in various scientific

Science

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 disciplines

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. The journal's articles, dating to its first volume from 1995, are available online at SpringerLink.com. The editor-in-chief

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 of the journal is Guillermo A. Morales (Semafore Pharmaceuticals, Indianapolis

Indianapolis

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, IN, USA).

Subjects covered in journal

Topics include combinatorial chemistry

Chemistry

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 and parallel synthesis; small molecule

Molecule

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 libraries; peptides

Peptide

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; proteins

Protein

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; oligonucleotides; carbohydrates; structure/function/SAR; computational chemistry and molecular design; screening techniques and screening interfaces

Interface (chemistry)

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; analytical methods

Methodology

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; robotics

Robotics

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, automation and miniaturization; new methods of library

Library

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 formulation and deconvolution; directed evolution

Evolution

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, origin of life and recombination; search techniques, landscapes, random chemistry and more.

History

Molecular Diversity Preservation International

MDPI

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's Journal of Molecular Diversity and Wolters Kluwer

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's (now part of Springer Science+Business Media

Springer Science+Business Media

- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...

) Molecular Diversity were merged in 2002 to form what is now Molecular Diversity. Shu-Kun Lin served as editor-in-chief and edited Volumes 6-11. Lin stepped down in June 2007. Guillermo A. Morales has served as editor-in-chief since.