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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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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.781

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.31

Total Works

3,199

Total Citations

17,801

2yr Mean Citedness

1.64

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Aims & Scope

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

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?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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

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)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