Newsletter 4/2010

We are delighted to announce the publication of Scientia Pharmaceutica (Sci Pharm) Volume 78 (2010), Issue 4. 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.

Sci Pharm enters PubMed

After positive scientific and technical evaluation by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) we are happy to announce that all future articles of Scientia Pharmaceutica will be indexed and archived in Pubmed and PubMed Central, respectively. This marks a milestone for our journal and of course for our authors and readers who can be sure to receive best possible dissemination of their scientific results by choosing Sci Pharm. The first articles to be included are from issue 1, volume 78 (2010) and will be online soon >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
We greatly appreciate the technical know-how of our professional partner Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. from New York (NY).

New Members in our Scientific Advisory Board

We are very happy to welcome the following experts: Rosa M. Claramunt (Madrid, ESP), Erik De Clercq (Leuven, BEL), Simon Gibbons (London, GBR),
Andrew Marston (Bloemfontein, ZAF), Matthias F. Melzig (Berlin, DEU), Irmgard Merfort (Freiburg im Breisgau, DEU), Miroslav Radenković (Belgrade, SRB), Ziyaur Rahman (Silver Spring, MD, USA). To display the complete editorial team and the whole scientific advisory board visit www.scipharm.at/board.

Manuscript Summary: August 1st 2010 to October 31st 2010

MS in hand in the beginning of August: 64; MS received: 78; MS accepted: 17; MS rejected: 89; MS in hand in the end of October: 36.
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 3 (2010) based on full-text downloads (abstract-only-views are not included!) in August 2010:
I. 284 downloads for Tschiggerl and Bucar. Investigation of the Volatile Fraction of Rosemary Infusion Extracts. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 483-492. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1004-23
II. 270 downloads for Challa et al. Method Development and Validation of Montelukast in Human Plasma by HPLC Coupled with ESI-MS/MS: Application to a Bioequivalence Study. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 411-422. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1002-07
III. 179 downloads for Kletter. Austrian Pharmacy in the 18^th and 19^th Century. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 397-409. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1004-06
IV. 176 downloads for Layek and Mukherjee. Tamoxifen Citrate Encapsulated Sustained Release Liposomes: Preparation and Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 507-515. doi:10.3797/scipharm.0911-11
V. 154 downloads for Al-Jenoobi. Effect of Itraconazole on the Pharmacokinetics of Diclofenac in Beagle Dogs. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 465-471. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1003-10

Ranking of the most popular conference articles from the Abstracts of the 8^th Central European Symposium on Pharmaceutical Technology (CESPT), September 16^th-18^th, Graz, Austria based on downloads in August 2010:
Key Note Lectures:
I. 39 downloads for Weitschies. Drug Delivery in the GI Tract: How Controlled is Controlled Release? Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 541. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.L01
Oral Presentations:
I. 88 downloads for Teskac et al. Delivering of Resveratrol with Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Improved Mitochondria Activity. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 560. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.LDD06
II. 43 downloads for Neub. Pharmaceutical Hot Melt Extrusion. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 585. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.LPPT05
III. 33 downloads for Stummer et al. Development of Probiotic Formulations Containing Shellac. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 585. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.LDD01
Posters:
I. 42 downloads for Tomljenovic-Gluhak et al. Taste Masking Technology: Recent Developments and Approaches. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 658. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.PMS31
II. 39 downloads for Malaj et al. A New Microemulsion for the Transdermal Delivery of Quercetin. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 600. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.PDD11
III. 37 downloads for Petró et al. In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Drug Release from Semisolid Dosage Forms. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 597. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.PDD08
IV. 33 downloads for Budai-Szűcs and Erős. Gel Emulsions as Controlled Drug Delivery Systems. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 598. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.PDD09
V. 33 downloads for Wiesbrock et al. Oxazoline-Based Hydro-, Amphi- and Lipogels from Microwave-Assisted Synthesis. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 660. doi:10.3797/scipharm.cespt.8.PMS33

Egon-Stahl-Award in Gold

The Egon-Stahl-Award in Gold is the highest scientific honour of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (Gesellschaft für Arzneipflanzen- und Naturstoff-Forschung e. V., GA). The Egon-Stahl-Award in Gold acknowledges the outstanding scientific lifetime work of a research scientist who has been closely attached to Pharmaceutical Biology (Pharmacognosy, Chemistry of Natural Products), in its whole range, through his scientific work. Nominations can be made by all regular members of the Society until March 1st 2011. For details see http://www.ga-online.org.

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 4 (2010)

Original Papers

Pharmaceutical & Analytical Chemistry

Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Long-Chain 3,4-Epoxy-2-alkanones
William F. Wood
745–751
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New 4-Thiazolidinones of Nicotinic Acid with 2-Amino-6-methylbenzothiazole and their Biological Activity
Navin B. Patel, Faiyazalam M. Shaikh
753–765
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Synthesis, Photochemical and Photoinduced Antibacterial Activity Studies of meso-Tetra(pyren-1-yl)porphyrin and its Ni, Cu and Zn Complexes
Tamara Zoltan, Franklin Vargas, Carlos Rivas, Verónica López, Jhackelym Perez, Antonio Biasutto
767–789
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Models for Antitubercular Activity of 5'-O-[(N-Acyl)sulfamoyl]adenosines
Rakesh K. Goyal, Harish Dureja, Gajendra Singh, Anil Kumar Madan
791–820
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Simultaneous Quantitative Determination of Metoprolol, Atorvastatin and Ramipril in Capsules by a Validated Stability-Indicating RP-UPLC Method
Raja Kumar Seshadri, Makarand Madhukar Desai, Thummala Veera Raghavaraju, Deepa Krishnan, Dama Venugopala Rao, Ivon Elisha Chakravarthy
821–834
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Determination of Residual Epichlorohydrin in Sevelamer Hydrochloride by Static Headspace Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection
Kaliaperumal Karthikeyan, Govindasamy T. Arularasu, Perumalsamy Devaraj, Karnam Chandrasekara Pillai
835–846
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Sensitive and Rapid HPLC Method for Determination of Memantine in Human Plasma Using OPA Derivatization and Fluorescence Detection: Application to Pharmacokinetic Studies
Afshin Zarghi, Alireza Shafaati, Seyed Mohsen Foroutan, Arash Khoddam, Babak Madadian
847–856
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Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating RP-HPLC Method for Duloxetine Hydrochloride in its Bulk and Tablet Dosage Form
Usmangani K. Chhalotiya, Kashyap K. Bhatt, Dimal A. Shah, Sunil L. Baldania
857–868
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Interaction of Bioactive Coomassie Brilliant Blue G with Protein: Insights from Spectroscopic Methods
Umesha Katrahalli, Shankara Sharanappa Kalanur, Jaladappagari Seetharamappa
869–880
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Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy

Protective Effect of L-Carnitine and Coenzyme Q10 on CCl₄-Induced Liver Injury in Rats
Sanaa Ahmed Ali, Lilla Faddah, Ateff Abdel-Baky, Asmaa Bayoumi
881–896
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Pharmacognosy & Phytomedicine

Polyphenols from Ginkgo biloba
Fadi Qa’dan, Adolf Nahrstedt, Mathias Schmidt, Kenza Mansoor
897–907
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Pharmaceutical Technology & Biopharmaceutics

Development and Evaluation of Cefadroxil Drug Loaded Biopolymeric Films Based on Chitosan-Furfural Schiff Base
Ritu B. Dixit, Rahul A. Uplana, Vishnu A. Patel, Bharat C. Dixit, Tarosh S. Patel
909–925
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Floating Matrix Dosage Form for Propranolol Hydrochloride Based on Gas Formation Technique: Development and In Vitro Evaluation
Kiran Chaturvedi, S. Umadevi, Subhash Vaghani
927–939
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Sodium Alginate Based Mucoadhesive System for Gatifloxacin and Its In Vitro Antibacterial Activity
Karthikeyan Kesavan, Gopal Nath, Jayanta K. Pandit
941–957
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Carbopol/Chitosan Based pH Triggered In Situ Gelling System for Ocular Delivery of Timolol Maleate
Swati Gupta, Suresh P. Vyas
959–976
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Permeability Evaluation Through Chitosan Membranes Using Taguchi Design
Vipin Sharma, Rakesh Kumar Marwaha, Harish Dureja
977–983
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Instructions for Authors 2010
985–998
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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.

Information for Authors and a manuscript template can be accessed on www.scipharm.at/authors

Sci Pharm is indexed/abstracted by (in alphabetical order): Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing); Beilstein Database (Elsevier/MDL/Beilstein-Institut); CAB Abstracts (Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International); Chemical Abstracts (American Chemical Society); ChemInform (Wiley/FIZ Chemie); Chimica (Elsevier); Derwent Biotechnology Abstracts (Thomson Scientific); Derwent Drug File (Thomson Scientific); Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); EMBASE/excerpta medica (Elsevier); Global Health (Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International); Google Scholar (Google); Hinari (World Health Organization); History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (Research Libraries Group); Index Copernicus (Index Copernicus Ltd.); Index Pharmacus (EManuscript); International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (Thomson Scientific); Mass Spectrometry Bulletin (Royal Society of Chemistry); Master Journal List (Thomson Reuters); Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Abstracts (Scientific Publishers); Methods in Organic Synthesis (Royal Society of Chemistry); Natural Product Updates (Royal Society of Chemistry); Open J-Gate (Informatics Ltd); ProQuest Health & Medical Complete (Cambridge Information Group); ProQuest Pharma Collection (Cambridge Information Group); Scopus (Elsevier); VINITI (All-Union Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of the Academy of Sciences in the USSR).

Issue 1 (Vol 79) will be published on March 30th, 2011!