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Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom

ISSN0012-6543

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.201

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.257

Total Works

3,767

Total Citations

8,402

2yr Mean Citedness

0.40

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Aims & Scope

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) covers practical, independent and evidence-based information on drugs, medication and prescribing. DTB publishes independent evaluations and practical advice on individual treatments and the overall management of disease. DTB summarises the best available evidence to enable doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to make informed and unbiased choices to help patients get the best care. DTB is wholly independent of the pharmaceutical industry, government and regulatory authorities and is also free of advertising and other forms of commercial sponsorship.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 72 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,767

Publisher OrgBMJ

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0012-6543

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pharmacology (medical)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmaceutical studies and practicesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesAsthma and respiratory diseasesPharmaceutical Economics and Policy