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Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1909

ISSN1099-1557

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.022

H-Index

133

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.976

Total Works

6,060

Total Citations

135,568

2yr Mean Citedness

1.61

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the safety and effectiveness of medications, including studies on drug utilization, adverse events, and comparative effectiveness. Articles examine various therapeutic areas such as hypertension in pregnancy, autoimmune diseases, pain management, and infectious diseases. Methodologies include observational studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, often utilizing real-world data from health registers and claims databases.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1909

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,060

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1099-1557

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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)Q1

EpidemiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & PharmacyPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesPharmaceutical studies and practicesMedication Adherence and ComplianceAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePregnancy and Medication ImpactDrug-Induced Adverse ReactionsOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials