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COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

WILEY · US · Est. 1995

ISSN1469-493XeISSN1361-6137

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

1.67

H-Indexi

359

SNIPi

2.041

Retractions

574

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews publishes scholarly documents in the areas of Medical Informatics and Pharmacology. The main research topics covered include Internal medicine, Meta-analysis, Randomized controlled trial, and Surgery.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgCochrane

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PubMed Central

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

WILEY

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-493X / 1361-6137

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

PubMed Central

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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

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

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationInfluenza Virus Research StudiesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyRespiratory viral infections researchChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentRespiratory Support and MechanismsTraffic and Road SafetyAnesthesia and Sedative Agents

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 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 COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS?

COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 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.

Is COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.