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Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1471-4973

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

1.304

H-Index

173

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.967

Total Works

2,956

Total Citations

155,792

2yr Mean Citedness

3.17

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Opinion in Pharmacology helps specialists keep up to date with advances in pharmacology and drug discovery. The journal explores topics such as the design strategies of recombinant molecules for pain treatment and emerging trends in the discovery of natural product antibacterials.

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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 Published1978

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,956

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-4973

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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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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.

Drug DiscoveryQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyDrug Discovery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingHuman auditory perception and evaluationNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchEducational Robotics and EngineeringAsthma and respiratory diseasesNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyIon channel regulation and functionDiet and metabolism studiesGastrointestinal motility and disorders