oa Foreword

Medicinal Chemistry is now starting the eighth year of its existence. During the last seven years it has come to be recognised as a highly respectable journal that publishes cutting edge research articles in the field of medicinal chemistry and rational drug design. The journal owes its success and popularity to the very hard work of the Co-Editors, Associate Editors, Regional Editors and Editorial Advisory Board Members to whom I am grateful for their kind guidance and enthusiastic support. I am also very grateful to the hard working staff of Bentham Science Publishers including Mrs. Afsheen Shahab, Senior Production Editor, Mr. Akhtar Waheed and Mr. Asad Ali. I look forward to another good year for the journal with the publication of high quality publications from eminent experts.