Newsletter 2/2008
We are delighted to announce the publication of Scientia Pharmaceutica (Sci Pharm) Volume 76 (2008), Issue 2.
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 below or by visiting www.scipharm.at.
Scientific Advisory Board
We welcome Prof. Dr. Pia Vuorela from the Åbo Akademi University, Turku (Finland), as a new member in the scientific advisory board of Scientia Pharmaceutica.
Manuscript Summary: March 1st to May 31st
manuscripts received: 112manuscripts accepted: 12
manuscripts rejected: 40
manuscripts pending decision in end of May: 60
We are very grateful to our referees and their expert reviews for supporting our editors in keeping the journal's quality high.
Top and Hot from the Last Issue
Ranking of most popular articles from Issue 1 (2008) based on full-text downloads (abstract-only-views are not included!) in April 2008:I. 484 downloads of Kletter et al. Traditional Mongolian Medicine – A Potential for Drug Discovery. Sci Pharm. 2008; 46: 49. doi:10.3797/scipharm.0802-04
II. 483 downloads of Schwaha and Ecker. The Similarity Principle – New Trends and Applications in Ligand-Based Drug Discovery and ADMET Profiling. Sci pharm. 2008; 46: 5. doi:10.3797/scipharm.0802-05
III. 281 downloads of Holzer et al. On the Synthesis and Reactivity of 4-(Oxiran-2-ylmethoxy)cinnoline: Targeting a Cinnoline Analogue of Propranolol. Sci Pharm. 2008; 46: 19. doi:10.3797/scipharm.0802-06
The whole editorial team is overwhelmed by the tremendous impact of articles being published in the relaunched Scientia Pharmaceutica.
Changes in Editorial Policy
Please, consult the slightly revised Instructions for Authors at www.scipharm.at/authors for details regarding the submission of uninvited reviews, the suggestion of experts as potential referees as well as the journal style.
Advanced Online Publication of Coming Articles
Visit www.scipharm.at/inpress to access accepted articles prior to publication in print.
On behalf of
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kubelka,
Editor-in-Chief Scientia Pharmaceutica
Scientia Pharmaceutica
Volume 76 (2008) | Issue 2
Review
Chemical Structure Indices in In Silico Molecular Design
Yenamandra S. Prabhakar, Manish K. Gupta
101–132
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Original Papers
Rosiglitazone Modifies PEDF Gene Expression and Protein Levels in the Koletsky Rat Choroid-RPE Complex
Jena J. Steinle, Bethany L. Lashbrook, William J. Banz
133–149
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Preparation, Quality Control and Biodistribution Studies of two [111In]-Rituximab Immunoconjugates
Amir R. Jalilian, Darush Sardari, Leila Kia, Pejman Rowshanfarzad, Javad Garousi, Mehdi Akhlaghi, Saeed Shanehsazzadeh, Mohammad Mirzaii
151–170
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Tirofiban Preserves Endothelial Junctions and Decreases Endothelin-1
Jing-Lin Zhao, Yue-Jin Yang, Wei-Dong Pei, Yu-Hua Sun, Mei Zhai, Ya-Xin Liu, Run-Lin Gao
171–183
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Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of New 2-Substituted-5-{2-[(2-halobenzyl)thio)phenyl}-1,3,4-oxadiazoles as Anticonvulsant Agents
Afshin Zarghi, Samaneh Hamedi, Fatemeh Tootooni, Behzad Amini, Behrang Sharifi, Mehrdad Faizi, Seyed Abbas Tabatabai, Abbas Shafiee
185–201
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Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effect of Pisonia aculeata L. against CCl4-Induced Hepatic Damage in Rats
Muthu Gounder Palanivel, Balasubramanian Rajkapoor, Raju Senthil Kumar, John Wilking Einstein, Ekambaram Prem Kumar, Mani Rupesh Kumar, Kunchu Kavitha, Mohanraj Pradeep Kumar, Balasundaram Jayakar
203–215
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Synthesis, Spectral and Antimicrobial Studies on some Newer Imidazole Analogs
Rajiv Dahiya
217–239
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Catalytic Activity of Cytochrome P-450 using NADP+ Reduced by an Anionic Hydride Organosiloxane
Jessica E. Mendieta-Wejebe, José Correa-Basurto, Juan M. Aceves, Daniel Ramírez-Rosales, José Trujillo-Ferrara, Rafael Zamorano-Ulloa, Martha C. Rosales-Hernández
241–257
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Solution Phase Combinatorial Synthesis and Screening of Mini Libraries of Arylchalcones for Antibacterial Activity
Neela M. Bhatia, Kakasaheb Mahadik
259–267
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Preservative Evaluation of Novel 2,4-Hexadienoic Acid Derivatives in Aluminium Hydroxide Gel – USP
Vikramjeet Judge, Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Rakesh Narang, Ruchita Ohlan, Sucheta Ohlan
269–277
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Antimicrobial Activities of some Synthesized Pyridines, Oxazines and Thiazoles from 3-Aryl-1-(2-naphthyl)prop-2-en-1-ones
Salwa F. Mohamed, Mohamed M. Youssefb, Abd El-Galil E. Amra, Eman R. Kotb
279–303
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Effects of Ethanol or Naltrexone after Ethanol Exposure on Plasma Levels of Hepatic Enzymes, Lipid Profile and Apolipoprotein in Rats
Silvânia M. M. Vasconcelos, Paula M. Soares, Natália M. Lima, Roberto F. Pereira, Renata S. Alves, Maria Gorette R. Queiroz, Danielle S. Macedo, Rivelilson M. Freitas, Francisca Cléa F. Sousa, Marta Maria F. Fonteles, Glauce S. Barros Viana
305–320
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Instructions for Authors 2008
321–332
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Sci Pharm – the peer reviewed journal of pharmaceutical sciences from Austria – publishes original research papers, short communications and a limited number of reviews on all fields of the pharmaceutical sciences and related areas, as well as on pharmaceutical practice.
Sci Pharm is indexed/abstracted by: Scopus, Chemical Abstracts, Beilstein, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Natural Product Updates, Google Scholar, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica etc. Issue 3 will be published on September 30th, 2008!
