The Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design provides a form for disseminating information on both the theory and the application of computer-based methods in the analysis and design of molecules. The scope of the journal encompasses papers which report new and original research and applications in the following areas: - theoretical chemistry; - computational chemistry; - computer and molecular graphics; - molecular modeling; - protein engineering; - drug design; - expert systems; - general structure-property relationships; - molecular dynamics; - chemical database development and usage.