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Journal of Natural Products

American Chemical Society · United States

ISSN0163-3864eISSN1520-6025

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.585

H-Indexi

186

SNIPi

1.12

Total Worksi

16,992

Total Citationsi

617,803

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Medicinal; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Plant Sciences; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Analytical Chemistry; Drug Discovery; Organic Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Science; Molecular Medicine; Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications16,992

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0163-3864 / 1520-6025

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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

446

12k

2019

480

17k

2020

372

6.4k

2021

323

4.3k

2022

310

3.1k

2023

333

2.2k

2024

331

891

2025

232

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.

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ1

Analytical ChemistryQ2

Drug DiscoveryQ2

Organic ChemistryQ2

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

Molecular MedicineQ3

PharmacologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MedicinalPharmacology & PharmacyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacologyComplementary and Alternative MedicineDrug DiscoveryAnalytical ChemistryPharmaceutical ScienceOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisNatural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesTraditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Natural Products

Is Journal of Natural Products a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Natural Products: 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 Journal of Natural Products?

Journal of Natural Products 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 2.91.

Is Journal of Natural Products indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Natural Products is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.