Springer
Journal Of Molecular Modeling
(ISSN 0948-5023)
The Journal of Molecular Modeling publishes all quality science that passes peer review and falls within the scope of the journal. Because of the number of manuscripts submitted to the journal and the high rejection rate, the following guidelines are provided to help assess your own work:
Computer-Aided Drug Design
Computer-aided molecular design, rational drug design, de novo ligand design, receptor modeling and docking, molecular-dynamics simulations used for drug design.
o Manuscripts that report new methodology are welcome, as are those that report new techniques and their validation.
o Studies that use commercially available techniques or web services on publically available datasets are discouraged.
o At least 3 different conformations of the target (from multiple crystal structures or generated using an MD simulation of at least 20ns) must be used to generate consensus poses for docking studies. Docked poses must again be proved stable using MD simulations of at least 20 ns if there is no post facto experimental validation.
Life Science Modeling
Homology modeling
o Homology models are welcome if they are validated by adequate MD simulations.
Simulation of proteins, DNA, carbohydrates and other biopolymers
o Manuscripts that provide mechanistic insights or offer novel interpretation of the experimental data are welcome. Molecular-dynamics simulations must be run for at least 20ns and in triplicate (or correspondingly longer single simulations) and sampling convergence demonstrated.
Modeling biological reaction mechanisms
o Modeling studies of biological reaction mechanisms are welcome.
Combined experimental/computational studies in which calculations play a major role
o Manuscripts that place the main emphasis on the calculations and use them to provide information not available from experiment are welcome. .
Materials Modeling
Classical or quantum mechanical modeling of materials, their mechanical and physical properties.
o Studies of proposed new compounds that clearly demonstrate and document that there is a rational basis for investigating them are welcome. Standard applications on hypothetical systems of no practical relevance will not be considered.
Modeling zeolites, layered minerals etc.
Modeling catalytic reaction mechanisms and computational catalysis optimization
3D polymer modeling
Nanomaterials, fullerenes and nanotubes
o State of the art work on nanomaterials that goes beyond applications of standard methodology is welcome.
New Methods
New classical or quantum mechanical techniques and parameter sets, including ab initio DFT and semiempirical MO-methods, basis sets etc.
New hybrid QM/MM techniques
New visualization techniques for 3D molecular modeling
New methods for modeling biopolymers
New software and new versions of existing software
New techniques for simulating environments or solvent
Computational Chemistry
Classical and quantum mechanical modeling of chemical structures and reactions
o Studies of interest to the modeling community that report significant new results of high chemical interest are welcome. Standard studies that reproduce experimental data will not be considered.
Molecular recognition and sensors (taking conformational sampling into account)
Conceptual and Computational Developments on Chemical Structure and Reactions
Please do not hesitate to contact the editorial office if you are in doubt as to whether your work falls within the scope of the Journal.