What are some good journals to publish molecular docking studies with no article processing charges?
Thanks and Regards
Aaryan Gupta
Hi!
I’m not that experienced but I usually read some articles so I met with pure docking/in silico researches.
1. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - https://pubs.acs.org/journal/jmcmar
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jm0608356
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jm200558u
2. ACS Omega - https://pubs.acs.org/toc/acsodf/0/0
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.3c07267
3. JACS - https://pubs.acs.org/toc/jacsat/125/27
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja034406y
4. Chemical Research in Toxicology - https://pubs.acs.org/toc/crtoec/23/3
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/tx900348v
Or here such these
- https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/adt.2023.060
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136724
- https://www.physchemres.org/article_177973.html
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.137061
- https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/abs/2024/05/bioconf_rtbs2024_01043/bioconf_rtbs2024_01043.html
Or this
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/18681751/2023/42/12
I think the proper journal mostly depends on your work.
Dear Aaryan,
There are many journals that include docking studies as part of their aims and scope; however, some of them are certainly behind paywalls. Therefore, if you wish to find one without APCs, you must first eliminate some journals from these publishers, namely MDPI and Frontiers.
Some other journals, such as Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley, may allow you to publish your paper without paying APCs. Here are a few examples:
- Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling (Elsevier, ISSN: 1093-3263)
- Journal of Molecular Structure (Elsevier, ISSN: 0022-2860)
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (Taylor & Francis, ISSN: 0739-1102)
- Molecular Simulation (Taylor & Francis, ISSN: 0892-7022)
- Journal of Molecular Recognition (Wiley, ISSN: 0952-3499)
However, bear in mind that nowadays, conducting docking studies alone is not usually sufficient for publication, especially in these prominent publishers. Unless you add further validation to your results, such as performing in vitro experiments or carrying out MD simulations, your manuscript will most likely be rejected. Therefore, I suggest you consider employing these approaches or look for another journal (preferably Q3-Q4) that might be able to publish your work in its current state.