Newsletter 3/2011
We are delighted to announce the publication of Scientia Pharmaceutica (Sci Pharm) Volume 79 (2011), Issue 3. As before, all articles are published open-access and thus can be downloaded free of charge (no subscription needed) by clicking on the corresponding links at the end of this e-mail or by visiting www.scipharm.at/current. To facilitate reading through this table of contents, all research articles are assigned to one of the journal's four thematic sections: Pharmaceutical & Analytical Chemistry; Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacognosy & Phytocmedicine; Pharmaceutical Technology & Biopharmaceutics.
Call for Papers
Special Issue: Novel Biogene Sesquiterpenes (NBST)
Under the guidance of five internationally renowned experts (Prof. Dr. Yoshinori Asakawa, Tokushima, Japan; Prof. Dr. Franz Bucar, Graz, Austria; Prof. Dr. Biswanath Das, Hyderabad, India; Prof. Dr. De-An Guo, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Prof. Dr. Andrew Marston, Bloemfontein, Republic of South Africa) a special issue on sesquiterpenes has been scheduled for 2012. The editors are looking forward to receiving your high-quality contributions. Further information including the official call-for-papers can be found online >>> www.scipharm.at/nbst/
Manuscript Summary: May 1st to July 31st 2011
MS in hand in the beginning of May: 35; MS received: 117; MS accepted: 13; MS rejected: 98; MS in hand in the end of July: 41.
Once again, we are very thankful to our referees who ensure the high quality of those papers selected for publication.
Top and Hot from the Last Issue
Ranking of the most popular articles from Issue 2 (2011) based on full-text downloads (abstract-only-views are not included!) in June 2011:
II. 240 downloads for El-Badry. Physicochemical Characterization and Dissolution Properties of Meloxicam-Gelucire 50/13 Binary Systems. Sci Pharm. 2011; 79: 375-386. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1101-22
III. 210 downloads for Jenny et al. Crinum Latifolium Leave Extracts Suppress Immune Activation Cascades in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Proliferation of Prostate Tumor Cells. Sci Pharm. 2011; 79: 323-335. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1011-13
IV. 195 downloads for Sharma et al. A Validated Stability-Indicating Liquid-Chromatographic Method for Ranitidine Hydrochloride in Liquid Oral Dosage Form. Sci Pharm. 2011; 79: 309-322. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1101-06
V. 183 downloads for Dixit et al. DNA-Binding Interaction Studies of Microwave Assisted Synthesized Sulfonamide Substituted 8-Hydroxyquinoline Derivatives. Sci Pharm. 2011; 79: 293-308. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1102-16
Citation Award 2010
This summer for the first time, Sci Pharm grants an award to the author(s) of the most cited paper published in the journal. According to Thomson Reuter’s ‘Web of Knowledge’ database, all articles of 2009 were analyzed and the article with the most citations in 2010 qualified for this prize:
S. Srivastava et al. Biotransformation of Artemisinin Mediated through Fungal Strains for Obtaining Derivatives with Novel Activities. Sci Pharm. 2009; 77: 87-95. doi:10.3797/scipharm.0803-15
This year’s recipient, M. P. Darokar from Lucknow, India, received his ‘Citation Award’ certificate together with the 1 ounce Vienna Philharmonic Coin. This renowned Austrian coin shows the world famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. It was coined in 2009, the year when the article was published. Congratulations!
Sci Pharm plans to repeat this citation award in future years.
Advanced Online Publication of Coming Articles
Visit www.scipharm.at/inpress to view accepted articles prior to publication in print.
On behalf of
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kubelka
Editor-in-Chief Scientia Pharmaceutica
Sci. Pharm. Issue 3 (2011)
Review
Neglected Disease – African Sleeping Sickness: Recent Synthetic and Modeling Advances
Sarvesh K. Paliwal, Ankita Narayan Verma, Shailendra Paliwal
389–428
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Original Papers and Short Communications
Pharmaceutical & Analytical Chemistry
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine CDK2 Inhibitors as Anti-tumor Agents
Samir M. El-Moghazy, Diaa A. Ibrahim, Nagwa M. Abdelgawad, Nahla A. H. Farag, Ahmad S. El-Khouly
429–447
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Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New 5,5-Diarylhydantoin Derivatives as Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors
Afshin Zarghi, Farin Sattary Javid, Razieh Ghodsi, Orkideh G. Dadrass, Bahram Daraei, Mehdi Hedayati
449–460
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Molecular Modeling on Structure-Function Analysis of Human Progesterone Receptor Modulators
Ria Pal, Md Ataul Islam, Tabassum Hossain, Achintya Saha
461–477
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Preformulation Studies of Zidovudine Derivatives: Acid Dissociation Constants, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Thermogravimetry, X-Ray Powder Diffractometry and Aqueous Stability Studies
Mónica A. Raviolo, Margarita C. Briñón
479–491
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Feed Forward Artificial Neural Network: Tool for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Ankita Thakur, Vijay Mishra, Sunil K. Jain
493–505
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Synthesis of Diarylpyrazoles Containing a Phenylsulphone or Carbonitrile Moiety and their Chalcones as Possible Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Ekhlass Nassar, Hatem A. Abdel-Aziz, Hany S. Ibrahim, Ahmed M. Mansour
507–524
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A Rapid, Stability Indicating RP-UPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Ambroxol Hydrochloride, Cetirizine Hydrochloride and Antimicrobial Preservatives in Liquid Pharmaceutical Formulation
Rakshit Kanubhai Trivedi, Mukesh C. Patel, Sushant B. Jadhav
525–543
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Validated RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Quantitation of Losartan Potassium and Metolazone in Bulk Drug and Formulation
Ramkumar Dubey, Vidhya K. Bhusari, Sunil R. Dhaneshwar
545–554
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Detection, Isolation and Characterization of Principal Synthetic Route Indicative Impurities in Verapamil Hydrochloride
Viswanathan Srinivasan, Hariharan Sivaramakrishnan, Balakrishnan Karthikeyan
555–568
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Validation of a Flow Cytometry Based Binding Assay for Evaluation of Monoclonal Antibody Recognizing EGF Receptor
Mercedes Cedeño-Arias, Javier Sánchez-Ramírez, Rancés Blanco-Santana, Enrique Rengifo-Calzado
569–581
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Development and Validation of Amisulpride in Human Plasma by HPLC Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry and its Application to a Pharmacokinetic Study
Ramakotaiah Mogili, Kanchanamala Kanala, Balasekhara Reddy Challa, Babu Rao Chandu, Chandrasekhar Kottapalli Bannoth
583–599
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Synthesis, Characterization and Quantification of Simvastatin Metabolites and Impurities
Manish S. Bhatia, Swapnil D. Jadhav, Neela M. Bhatia, Prafulla B. Choudhari, Kundan B. Ingale
601–614
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Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy
In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Natural Putative Secretagogues of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1)
Eamon P. Rafferty, Alastair R. Wylie, Chris T. Elliott, Olivier P. Chevallier, David J. Grieve, Brian D. Green
615–621
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Hyperglycemia in Patients with NAFLD and Normal LFTs: Relationship to Lipid Profile, Oxidative Stress and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines
Mohamed E. E. Shams, Mohammed M. H. Al-Gayyar, Enaase A. M. E. Barakat
623–634
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Pharmaceutical Technology & Biopharmaceutics
Enhanced Antihypertensive Activity of Candesartan Cilexetil Nanosuspension: Formulation, Characterization and Pharmacodynamic Study
Chetan Detroja, Sandip Chavhan, Krutika Sawant
635–651
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Taste Masked Microspheres of Ofloxacin: Formulation and Evaluation of Orodispersible Tablets
Karan Malik, Gurpreet Arora, Inderbir Singh
653–672
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Amoxicillin Loaded Chitosan–Alginate Polyelectrolyte Complex Nanoparticles as Mucopenetrating Delivery System for H. Pylori
Saahil Arora, Sankalp Gupta, Raj K. Narang, Ramji D. Budhiraja
673–694
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Editorial
The Successful Relaunch of Scientia Pharmaceutica Continues Achieving Success
Wolfgang Kubelka, Gernot A. Eller
695–699
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Book Reviews
"Characterization of Nanoparticles Intended for Drug Delivery"
701
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"Teedrogen und Phytopharmaka"
703
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Issue 4 (Vol 79) will be officially released on Decmeber 30th, 2011!
