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Drug Resistance Updates

Churchill Livingstone · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1368-7646eISSN1532-2084

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

5.279

H-Indexi

159

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.63

Total Worksi

1,201

Total Citationsi

85,820

2yr Mean Citednessi

12.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Drug Resistance Updates publishes original research, commentary, and expert reviews on developments in drug resistance in infectious disease and cancer. It covers both basic and clinical aspects, including novel drugs and strategies to overcome resistance, and emphasizes common themes in microbial and cancer drug resistance.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,201

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Churchill Livingstone

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1368-7646 / 1532-2084

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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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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

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.7k

2019

3.4k

2020

3.1k

2021

3.3k

2022

4.8k

2023

115

3.2k

2024

110

951

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.

Cancer ResearchQ1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

OncologyQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Cancer ResearchOncologyInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer therapeutics and mechanismsCancer-related Molecular PathwaysCell death mechanisms and regulation

Frequently asked questions about Drug Resistance Updates

Is Drug Resistance Updates a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drug Resistance Updates: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Drug Resistance Updates?

Drug Resistance Updates 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 12.96.

Is Drug Resistance Updates indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drug Resistance Updates is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.