天然產物研究的目的是發表在天然產物化學領域的重要貢獻。為了在盡可能短的時間內出版，稿件將以相機就緒狀態被邀請出版。該雜志涵蓋了自然發生化合物的化學和生物化學研究的各個方面。通訊包括對陸地和海洋天然物質以及植物、微生物和動物的工作的報道。關于天然產物的結構解析、合成和實驗生物合成以及這些領域的方法發展的討論受到雜志的歡迎。最后，在化學生物學界的研究論文，如發酵化學、植物組織培養研究等，被收錄于該期刊。當前影響系數為0.527。

The aim of Natural Product Research is to publish important contributions in the field of natural product chemistry. In order to be published in the shortest possible time, manuscripts are invited in camera ready state. The journal covers all aspects of research in the chemistry and biochemistry of naturally occurring compounds. The communications include coverage of work on natural substances of land and sea and of plants, microbes and animals. Discussions of structure elucidation, synthesis and experimental biosynthesis of natural products as well as developments of methods in these areas are welcomed in the journal. Finally, research papers in fields on the chemistry-biology boundary, eg. fermentation chemistry, plant tissue culture investigations etc., are accepted into the journal. The current impact factor is 0.527.