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Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics · Japan · Est. 2002

ISSN1347-4367eISSN1880-0920

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.626

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.763

Total Worksi

3,485

Total Citationsi

39,895

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics publishes original scientific papers related to xenobiotics. Specific areas include enzyme, microsome, transporter, cytochrome P450, in vitro, excretion, and kidney.

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General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,485

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1347-4367 / 1880-0920

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

321

854

2019

403

773

2020

2021

414

2022

205

2023

301

233

2024

454

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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

PharmacologyQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionMetabolism and Genetic DisordersMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyEicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology

Frequently asked questions about Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Is Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics?

Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics 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 0.28.

Is Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.