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Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1863

ISSN1464-3405
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
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
0.472
H-Index
179
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.599
Total Works
32,672
Total Citations
805,735
2yr Mean Citedness
1.72
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters publishes reports of research on the molecular structure of biological organisms and the interaction of biological targets with chemical agents. The journal aims to promote a better understanding at the molecular level of life processes, living organisms, and their interaction with chemical agents.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1863
Annual Volume~ 372 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications32,672
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1464-3405
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
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?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2
BiochemistryQ3
Clinical BiochemistryQ3
Drug DiscoveryQ3
Molecular BiologyQ3
Molecular MedicineQ3
Organic ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MedicinalChemistry, Organic

Scopus Categories

Drug DiscoveryBiochemistryClinical BiochemistryOrganic ChemistryPharmaceutical ScienceMolecular MedicineMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref