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Drug Resistance Updates

Churchill Livingstone · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1368-7646eISSN1532-2084

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

5.282

H-Index

159

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.63

Total Works

1,201

Total Citations

85,820

2yr Mean Citedness

12.96

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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—

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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.

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