Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Medicine
Acta Materia Medica
ISSN 2737-7946 · Compuscript Ltd · Ireland
Acta Materia Medica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Materia Medica is published by Compuscript Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Materia Medica provides an open platform for rapid publication of the latest findings, approaches, and viewpoints related to all related areas of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, including, but are not limited to, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, natural products, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics and pharmacy management. Coverage includes: •Pathophysiology of important diseases and disease vectors • Novel therapeutic strategies • Novel methodologies facilitating the search for therapies • High-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, parallel synthesis and library design • 3D Structures and functions of therapeutic targets • Structural biological studies of relevant ligands and targets • Discovery, design and synthesis of biologically active agents, including natural products, therapeutic macromolecules • Drug delivery • ADME/Toxicology • Advances in key compound classes and therapeutic areas • Omics in pharmaceutical sciences • Biological databases, web-based software for pharmaceutical sciences • Studies of biological activity or mode of action. • Structure-activity correlations of drugs • Development of new imaging and diagnostic tools • Computational studies the SAR of compounds, target informatics • Business strategy for pharmaceutical industry • Clinical research and trials, meta-analysis •Management, commercial and regulatory issues in pharmaceutical R&D. • Other aspects of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Acta Materia Medica welcomes the submission of research articles, review articles, databases, mini reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study protocols.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Hongxi XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 26%); most named United States 19, Mainland China 12, United Kingdom 3, Japan 3, Hong Kong, China 1 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Protein Degradation and InhibitorsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.3%
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEngineering8.9%
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science5.5%
- Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.8%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.1%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, CNKI, OCLC, Sherpa Romeo, WorldCat, Primo Central (Ex Libris), CNKI Scholar (Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure), Summon Databases
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 101 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 209 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 519 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 813 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted17, with length limits
- case reportActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- commentariesActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- commentaryActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorialActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- editorialsActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- letter to the editorActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- mini-reviewsActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- original researchActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- protocolActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articleActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- research articlesActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- reviewActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- review articleActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- review articlesActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- short communicationActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- short communicationsActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
- study protocolActa Materia Medica publishes research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, commentaries, editorials, short communications, case report articles and study p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Conflict of interests/competing interests can be defined as factors which could influence the judgment of an author, reviewer or editors, and may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Put simply, they are interests which, if revealed later, would make a reasonable reader feel misled or deceived.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data and Materials Sharing Model summary
Acta Materia Medica is committed to improving scholarly communications and as part of this commitment, authors may make materials, data and associated protocols available to readers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical Trials Registration Model summary
The journal adheres to ICMJE’s Clinical Trials Registration Statement. All clinical trials published in the journal must be registered in a public trial’s registry at or before the onset of participant enrolment.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Compuscript Ltd
- Country or region
- Ireland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2737-7946
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Materia Medica
How long does peer review take at Acta Materia Medica?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Materia Medica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–10; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Materia Medica based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 26%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Mainland China (12) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Materia Medica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Materia Medica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Materia Medica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Materia Medica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .