International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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| title = International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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| abbreviation = Int. J. Mol. Sci.

| discipline = Molecular physics, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology

| editor = Maurizio Battino

| publisher = MDPI

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| history = 2000–present

| frequency = Monthly

| openaccess = Yes

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| impact = 4.9

| impact-year = 2023

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| eISSN = 1422-0067

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| website = http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms

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The International Journal of Molecular Sciences is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering research in chemistry, molecular physics, and molecular biology. It is published by MDPI and was established in 2000. The journal is considered one of MDPI's flagship publications.{{cite journal |last1=Grove |first1=Jack |date=March 15, 2023 |title=3,514 Special Issues a Year? |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/03/16/swiss-journal-publisher-raises-eyebrows-special-issues |journal=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}

The editor-in-chief is Maurizio Battino (Marche Polytechnic University).{{cite web |url=http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms/editors/ |title=IJMS — Editors |access-date=2012-03-07}} More than 1,000 people are on the journal's editorial board.{{cite journal |last=Ángeles Oviedo-García |first=Maria |date=11 August 2021 |title=Journal citation reports and the definition of a predatory journal: The case of the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |url=https://academic.oup.com/rev/article/30/3/405/6348133 |journal=Research Evaluation |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=405–419a |doi=10.1093/reseval/rvab030 |doi-access=free}}

Special issues

In 2019, this journal published 500 special issues. According to Jack Grove in Inside Higher Ed, it planned 3,514 "special issues with a closing date in 2023" – nearly 10 per day.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 4.9.{{cite book |year=2024 |chapter=International Journal of Molecular Sciences |title=2023 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Science |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}

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