Aims and Scope
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery is a peer-reviewed review journal covering drug discovery and development. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 64.797. Reviews are commissioned to specialists and supplemented with glossary explanations for non-specialist readers and illustrated with figures drawn by Nature's in-house art editors. Besides reviews, the journal publishes analysis articles based on existing datasets (e.g. metaanalysis), progress articles that focus on outstanding issues, and perspective articles—typically opinions or historical pieces. Less
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- PublisherNATURE PORTFOLIO
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyMonthly
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyMonthly
- Publication Start Year2002
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FAQs
Since when has Nature Reviews Drug Discovery been publishing? 
The Nature Reviews Drug Discovery has been publishing since 2002 till date.
How frequently is the Nature Reviews Drug Discovery published? 
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery is published Monthly.
Who is the publisher of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery? 
The publisher of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery is NATURE PORTFOLIO.
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery? 
The eISSN number is 1474-1784 and pISSN number is 1474-1776 for Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.
What is the focus of this journal? 
The journal covers a wide range of topics inlcuding Immunotherapy, Chimeric antigen receptor, CRISPR, Antigen, Alzheimer's disease, Medical research, Drug discovery, Drug development, Clinical trial, Receptor targeting, Phagocytosis, Wound healing, Multiple sclerosis, Drug delivery, Fda approval, Skin cancer, Dystrophin, Antitumor immunity, Progressive multiple sclerosis, Translational research.
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