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Australian Prescriber

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd · Australia

ISSN0312-8008eISSN1839-3942

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.687

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.31

Total Worksi

3,199

Total Citationsi

17,801

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Australian Prescriber is an independent peer-reviewed journal providing critical commentary on drugs and therapeutics for health professionals.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency6 No. A Year, 1999-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,199

Publisher OrgNPS MedicineWise

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~36 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

National Library of Australia

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0312-8008 / 1839-3942

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

National Library of Australia

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

763

2019

748

2020

635

2021

476

2022

216

2023

208

2024

110

2025

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.

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyPharmaceutical studies and practicesCancer Treatment and PharmacologyPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesPharmaceutical industry and healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Australian Prescriber

Is Australian Prescriber a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Australian Prescriber: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Australian Prescriber?

Australian Prescriber 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 1.64.

Is Australian Prescriber indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Australian Prescriber is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Australian Prescriber?