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Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials

Dove Medical Press Ltd. · New Zealand · Est. 2009

ISSN1179-1519eISSN1179-1519
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
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
0.16
H-Index
19
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.427
Total Works
129
Total Citations
1,423
2yr Mean Citedness
1.27
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Aims & Scope

An international, peer- reviewed, open access, online journal. Publishing original research, reports, editorials, reviews and commentaries on all aspects of clinical trial design, management, legal, ethical and regulatory issues, case record form design, data collection, quality assurance and data auditing methodologies.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2009
Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications129
Publisher OrgDove Medical Press
OA Since2008
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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

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Dove Medical Press Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1179-1519 / 1179-1519
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q3
Pharmacology (medical)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Clinical ResearchHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsHealth and Medical Research ImpactsMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsBiomedical Ethics and RegulationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsOptimal Experimental Design Methods
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref