Is Trends in Molecular Medicine Indexed in PubMed? Yes, With Active MEDLINE Indexing
Trends in Molecular Medicine is indexed in PubMed and currently indexed for MEDLINE, with coverage from volume 7, issue 1 in January 2001 under the current title.
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Quick answer: yes. Trends in Molecular Medicine is indexed in PubMed, and the NLM Catalog shows that it is currently indexed for MEDLINE.
Direct answer
If you publish a review or perspective piece in Trends in Molecular Medicine, the article is discoverable in PubMed and the journal sits inside the active MEDLINE system.
The NLM record shows:
- current-title coverage from volume 7, issue 1 (January 2001)
- PubMed coverage from volume 7, issue 1 (January 2001)
- MEDLINE status: Currently indexed for MEDLINE
- current subset: Index Medicus
- the journal continues Molecular Medicine Today
That is a clean indexing record for a review-led translational journal.
Why this matters for Trends in Molecular Medicine
The strongest articles here often work as entry points, synthesis pieces, or conceptual bridges. They need to reach:
- translational researchers
- clinician-scientists
- trainees entering a topic
- grant and review authors building a field map
Those readers usually search by disease mechanism, pathway, target class, or therapeutic theme. PubMed indexing matters because it helps the article surface in that topic-driven workflow instead of depending on journal browsing alone.
PubMed versus MEDLINE
For this journal, the distinction still matters:
- PubMed means the article is visible in the main biomedical search interface.
- MEDLINE means the journal remains inside the curated NLM journal index.
That matters because review and perspective pieces only become useful if readers can reliably find them at the moment they need orientation.
What indexing does and does not tell you
This page answers the discoverability question. It does not answer whether your piece belongs in Trends in Molecular Medicine.
Indexing tells you the published article will be visible. It does not tell you whether the article type, synthesis value, or translational framing fit the journal’s editorial model.
That is why the better next reads are:
Practical verdict
Yes, Trends in Molecular Medicine is indexed in PubMed and currently indexed for MEDLINE, with current-title coverage beginning in January 2001 and title continuity from Molecular Medicine Today.
If your question is whether a published review or perspective will be visible in the biomedical literature workflow, the answer is yes. If your real question is whether the article type and framing are right for the journal, that is the harder fit call. A free Manusights scan is useful if you want an early judgment on that before submission.
Sources
- 1. Trends in Molecular Medicine NLM Catalog record, NLM.
- 2. NLM Catalog help: current indexing status, NLM.
- 3. Trends in Molecular Medicine journal page, Cell Press.
- 4. Trends journal author information, Cell Press.
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