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Journal of Natural Products Template

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About the Journal of Natural Products format

Journal of Natural Products is a peer-reviewed journal published by American Chemical Society, covering Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis. Over its lifetime it has published 17,094 papers, which have received 625,842 citations.

PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (ACS)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
(1) Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Journal of Natural Products 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Marine Sponges and Natural Products Natural product bioactivities and synthesis Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
ISSN0163-3864
Citation impact (2-yr)3.34
h-index188
i10-index13,083
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitepubs.acs.org
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Papers published in Journal of Natural Products per year

394
2014
432
2015
466
2016
473
2017
371
2018
446
2019
480
2020
372
2021
323
2022
310
2023
333
2024
331
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Natural Products by publication year

15.4K
2014
16.1K
2015
20.5K
2016
15K
2017
10.7K
2018
11.6K
2019
16.3K
2020
6.2K
2021
4.2K
2022
3K
2023
2K
2024
660
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Natural Products

Natural Products as Sources of New Drugs from 1981 to 2014

David Newman, Gordon M. Cragg · 7 Feb 2016

This contribution is a completely updated and expanded version of the four prior analogous reviews that were published in this journal in 1997, 2003, 2007, and 2012. In the case of all approved therapeutic agents, the time frame has been extended to cover the 34 years from January 1, 1981, to December 31, 2014, for…

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Natural Products as Sources of New Drugs over the Last 25 Years

David Newman, Gordon M. Cragg · 20 Feb 2007

This review is an updated and expanded version of two prior reviews that were published in this journal in 1997 and 2003. In the case of all approved agents the time frame has been extended to include the 251/2 years from 01/1981 to 06/2006 for all diseases worldwide and from 1950 (earliest so far identified)…

5,499 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Flavonoids as Antioxidants

Piergiorgio Pietta · 27 May 2000

Flavonoids are phenolic substances isolated from a wide range of vascular plants, with over 8000 individual compounds known. They act in plants as antioxidants, antimicrobials, photoreceptors, visual attractors, feeding repellants, and for light screening. Many studies have suggested that flavonoids exhibit biological activities, including antiallergenic, antiviral, antiinflammatory, and vasodilating actions. However, most interest has been…

4,804 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Journal of Natural Products template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Natural Products use?
Journal of Natural Products uses Superscript numbered (ACS) references, shown as superscript numerals in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: (1) Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Journal of Natural Products 2023, 12, 45–58.
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What is Journal of Natural Products?
ACS journal (achemso). It is a chemistry journal, published by American Chemical Society.
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