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Biologics: Targets and Therapy

Dove Medical Press Ltd. · New Zealand · Est. 2008

ISSN1177-5491

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

1.612

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.273

Total Works

592

Total Citations

13,458

2yr Mean Citedness

3.39

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

An international, peer reviewed journal focusing on the patho-physiological rationale for, and clinical application of, Biologic agents and their Biosimilars in the management of autoimmune diseases, cancers, or other pathologies where a molecular target can be identified.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

FrequencyAnnual, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications592

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1177-5491

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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.

GastroenterologyQ1

Immunology and AllergyQ1

OncologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

RheumatologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

RheumatologyPharmacology (medical)Immunology and AllergyGastroenterologyOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchBiosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsPsoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsInflammatory Bowel DiseaseChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ResearchLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research