Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety
Dove Medical Press Ltd · New Zealand · Est. 1999
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Aims & Scope
An international, peer reviewed, open access journal exploring patient safety issues in the healthcare continuum from diagnostic and screening interventions through to treatment, drug therapy and surgery. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of reviews, original research, clinical, epidemiological and post-marketing surveillance studies, risk management, health literacy and educational programs across all areas of healthcare delivery. Also, guidelines on data requirements to assure acceptable safety levels in license applications, and post marketing protocols on monitoring safety on managing associated morbidity and mortality are key topics. Adverse reaction case reports, animal and in vitro toxicity studies are also welcome. Balancing risk, effectiveness, patient satisfaction and quality of life and the development and testing of new interventions to optimize clinical outcomes in disease management are major areas of interest for the journal.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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Frequently asked questions about Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety
Is Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety?
Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 1.51.
Is Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety?
An international, peer reviewed, open access journal exploring patient safety issues in the healthcare continuum from diagnostic and screening interventions through to treatment, drug therapy and surgery. The journal is characterized by the rapid reporting of reviews, original research, clinical, epidemiological and post-marketing surveillance studies, risk management, health literacy and educational programs across all areas of healthcare delivery. Also, guidelines on data requirements to assure acceptable safety levels in license applications, and post marketing protocols on monitoring safet
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