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Investigational New Drugs

Springer · United States

ISSN0167-6997eISSN1573-0646
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.816
H-Indexi
115
SNIPi
0.732
Total Worksi
3,989
Total Citationsi
106,714
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.21
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Investigational New Drugs is a forum for rapid dissemination of information on new anticancer agents. The journal publishes original articles dealing with anticancer drug development. It provides the fastest possible publication of new discoveries for scientists developing anticancer agents. The journal also publishes proceedings of special workshops and symposia on anticancer drug development. It is open to publishing clinical trials with negative results if they contribute to the understanding of investigational agents.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications3,989
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0167-6997 / 1573-0646
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
177
4.5k
2019
146
3k
2020
165
2.9k
2021
124
1.4k
2022
91
662
2023
74
529
2024
101
304
2025
39
15
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.

OncologyQ2
PharmacologyQ2
Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Oncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Treatment and PharmacologyCancer therapeutics and mechanismsLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesLung Cancer Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about Investigational New Drugs

Is Investigational New Drugs a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Investigational New Drugs: 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 Investigational New Drugs?

Investigational New Drugs 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 3.21.

Is Investigational New Drugs indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Investigational New Drugs is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Investigational New Drugs?

Investigational New Drugs is a forum for rapid dissemination of information on new anticancer agents. The journal publishes original articles dealing with anticancer drug development. It provides the fastest possible publication of new discoveries for scientists developing anticancer agents. The journal also publishes proceedings of special workshops and symposia on anticancer drug development. It is open to publishing clinical trials with negative results if they contribute to the understanding of investigational agents.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref