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.