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European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0031-6970eISSN1432-1041

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.886

H-Indexi

161

SNIPi

1.093

Total Worksi

11,035

Total Citationsi

298,362

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is a comprehensive resource on all aspects of clinical pharmacology and drug therapy in humans. Covers therapeutic trials, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, prescribing policies, and more. Encourages debate on controversial issues within the field. Methodological contributions are also welcome.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications11,035

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0031-6970 / 1432-1041

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

196

3.9k

2019

247

4.3k

2020

201

2.4k

2021

192

1.9k

2022

165

1.6k

2023

181

1.2k

2024

148

337

2025

221

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

PharmacologyQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesPharmaceutical studies and practicesAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Is European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology?

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.75.

Is European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.