Newsletter 1/2011

We are delighted to announce the publication of Scientia Pharmaceutica (Sci Pharm) Volume 79 (2011), Issue 1. 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.

New Member in our Scientific Advisory Board

We are very happy to welcome Rouslan I. Moustafine (Kazan, RUS). To display the complete editorial team and the whole scientific advisory board visit www.scipharm.at/board.

Manuscript Summary: November 1st 2010 to January 31st 2011

MS in hand in the beginning of November: 36; MS received: 100; MS accepted: 11; MS rejected: 80; MS in hand in the end of January: 45.
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 4 (2010) based on full-text downloads (abstract-only-views are not included!) in December 2010:
I. 323 downloads for Wood. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Long-Chain 3,4-Epoxy-2-alkanones. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 745-751. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1009-02
II. 319 downloads for Qa’dan et al. Polyphenols from Ginkgo biloba. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 897-907. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1003-19
III. 318 downloads for Patel and Shaikh. New 4-Thiazolidinones of Nicotinic Acid with 2-Amino-6-methylbenzothiazole and their Biological Activity. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 753-765. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1009-15
IV. 284 downloads for Seshadri et al. Simultaneous Quantitative Determination of Metoprolol, Atorvastatin and Ramipril in Capsules by a Validated Stability-Indicating RP-UPLC Method. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 821-834. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1004-14
V. 228 downloads for Gupta and Vyas. Carbopol/Chitosan Based pH Triggered In Situ Gelling System for Ocular Delivery of Timolol Maleate. Sci Pharm. 2010; 78: 959-976. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1001-06

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On behalf of
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kubelka
Editor-in-Chief Scientia Pharmaceutica

Sci. Pharm. Issue 1 (2011)

Review

Phytoestrogen Biological Actions on Mammalian Reproductive System and Cancer Growth
E Zhao, Qing Mu
1–20
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Original Papers

Pharmaceutical & Analytical Chemistry

New Substituted Isocoumarins and Dihydroisocoumarins and their Cytotoxic Activities
Veronika Hampl, Isolde Wetzel, Franz Bracher, Jürgen Krauss
21–30
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Chemometric QSAR Modeling and In Silico Design of Antioxidant NO Donor Phenols
Indrani Mitra, Achintya Saha, Kunal Roy
31–57
Details | Full Text (pdf) | Supporting Information (pdf, < 0.2 MB)

The Gramine Route to Pyrido[4,3-b]indol-3-ones – Identification of a New Cytotoxic Lead
Uwe Wollein, Franz Bracher
59–68
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Rapid Simultaneous Determination of Telmisartan, Amlodipine Besylate and Hydrochlorothiazide in a Combined Poly Pill Dosage Form by Stability-Indicating Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography
Santaji Nalwade, Vangala Ranga Reddy, Dantu Durga Rao, Inabathina Koteswara Rao
69–84
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Optimization of Forced Degradation Using Experimental Design and Development of a Stability-Indicating Liquid Chromatographic Assay Method for Rebamipide in Bulk and Tablet Dosage Form
Sandeep Sonawane, Paraag Gide
85–96
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Development and Validation of a Stability Indicating RP-UPLC Method for Determination of Quetiapine in Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
Rakshit Kanubhai Trivedi, Mukesh C. Patel
97–111
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Stability Indicating LC-Mmethod for Estimation of Paracetamol and Lornoxicam in Combined Dosage Form
Dimal A. Shah, Neel J. Patel, Sunil L. Baldania, Usman K. Chhalotiya, Kashyap K. Bhatt
113–122
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Formulation and Bioequivalence of Two Valsartan Tablets After a Single Oral Administration
Abdel Naser Zaid, Rita Cortesi, Aiman Qaddomi, Saed Khammash
123–135
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Pharmacognosy & Phytomedicine

Antitrypanosomal and Cytotoxic Activities of 22-Hydroxyclerosterol, a New Sterol from Allexis cauliflora (Violaceae)
Yves Oscar D. Nganso, Igor Eric W. Ngantchou, Ernestine Nkwengoua, Barthelemy Nyasse, Colette Denier, Véronique Hannert, Bernd Schneider
137–144
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Preparation of Herbal Tea as Infusion or by Maceration at Room Temperature Using Mistletoe Tea as an Example
Sebastian Jäger, Markus Beffert, Katharina Hoppe, Dominik Nadberezny, Bruno Frank, Armin Scheffler
145–155
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Anatomy of Subterranean Organs of Medicinally Used Cardueae and Related Species and its Value for Discrimination
Elisabeth Fritz, Johannes Saukel
157–174
Details | Full Text (pdf) | Supporting Information (pdf, ca. 5.3 MB)

Phenolics from Rhagadiolus stellatus (Asteraceae, Cichorieae)
Romana Krimplstätter, Benjamin Ma, Renate Spitaler, Ernst Ellmerer, Christian Zidorn
175–179
Details | Full Text (pdf) | Supporting Information (pdf, ca. 0.6 MB)

Pharmaceutical Technology & Biopharmaceutics

Optimization, Characterisation and Pharmacokinetic Studies of Mucoadhesive Oral Multiple Unit Systems of Ornidazole
Govind S. Asane, Yamsani Madhusudan Rao, Jaykrishna H. Bhatt, Karimunnisa S. Shaikh
181–196
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Preparation of Mucoadhesive Oral Patches Containing Tetracycline Hydrochloride and Carvacrol for Treatment of Local Mouth Bacterial Infections and Candidiasis
Rana M. Obaidat, Ammar Bader, Wafa Al-Rajab, Ghassan Abu Sheikha, Aiman A. Obaidat
197–212
Details | Full Text (pdf)

Instructions for Authors 2011
213–224
Full Text (pdf)

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 2 (Vol 79) will be published on June 30th, 2011!