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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1465-1858

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.623

H-Indexi

456

SNIPi

2.041

Total Worksi

28,112

Total Citationsi

1,760,598

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

574

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications28,112

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1465-1858

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

942

58k

2019

938

49k

2020

934

30k

2021

574

15k

2022

542

14k

2023

394

5.2k

2024

429

1.9k

2025

200

287

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchSchizophrenia research and treatmentAsthma and respiratory diseasesRespiratory Support and MechanismsMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsAnesthesia and Pain ManagementPelvic floor disorders treatmentsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationInfant Development and Preterm Care

Frequently asked questions about Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Is Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: it is indexed in 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 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews?

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.623.

Is Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews?