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Drugs in R and D

Adis International Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1964

ISSN1179-6901

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

169

days submission → published

measured · last 6 articles · accept 138d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.918

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.899

Total Worksi

1,374

Total Citationsi

19,688

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

Frequency4 Issues A Year, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,374

Publisher OrgAdis, Springer Healthcare

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Adis International Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1179-6901

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

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

Citations received

719

2019

929

2020

519

2021

251

2022

296

2023

207

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PharmacologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer Treatment and PharmacologyAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismBiosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsPharmaceutical studies and practicesDiabetes Treatment and ManagementHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesPharmacology and Obesity TreatmentChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research

Frequently asked questions about Drugs in R and D

Is Drugs in R and D a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drugs in R and D: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Drugs in R and D?

Drugs in R and D 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 2.08.

Is Drugs in R and D indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drugs in R and D is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Drugs in R and D?