Pharmaceutical Biology

Pharmaceutical Biology is an open access, peer reviewed journal, publishing manuscripts describing high-level research on natural medicines, as well as biologically active natural products or their derivatives. Investigations on complex traditional medicine formulas are also welcome.

Topics may generally encompass any facet of natural product research related to pharmaceutical biology. Papers dealing with agents or topics related to natural product drugs are also appropriate (e.g., semi-synthetic derivatives). Manuscripts will be published as reviews, perspectives, regular research articles, and short communications. The primary criteria for acceptance and publication are scientific rigor and potential to advance the field.

Some more specific examples of manuscripts falling within the scope of the journal follow:

Discovery of novel bioactive chemicals from natural sources (including herbal medicines, marine organisms, and microorganisms)

Structural modification of bioactive natural products and structure-activity relationship studies

Quality control of herbal medicines

Pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and clinical studies of natural products and herbal medicines

Biosynthesis and biocatalysis of natural products.

For studies on complex herbal extracts, it is mandatory to characterize their chemical composition, for instance, HPLC fingerprinting analysis or quantization of major compoundsFor instance, HPLC fingerprinting analysis or quantitation of major compounds. This is important for other researchers to repeat the results.

There is no charge for submission to this journal. Authors of accepted papers will  pay an article publishing charge (APC) of £1500 / $1950 / €1725 following  peer review. We have agreed a discount on this APC for authors in some  institutions. See Our list of open access members for more details.