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Molecular Pharmacology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1955

ISSN1521-0111

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.15

H-Indexi

273

SNIPi

0.778

Total Worksi

14,797

Total Citationsi

750,931

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Molecular Pharmacology publishes findings derived from the application of structural biology, biochemistry, biophysics, physiology, genetics, and molecular biology to basic pharmacological problems. It investigates the molecular mode of action of drugs using genetic and molecular biology methods.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1955

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,797

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-0111

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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

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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

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

164

3.9k

2019

162

2.6k

2020

124

1.5k

2021

696

2022

492

2023

598

2024

161

2025

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.

PharmacologyQ1

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchIon channel regulation and functionNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismAdenosine and Purinergic SignalingProtein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Pharmacology

Is Molecular Pharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Pharmacology: 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 Molecular Pharmacology?

Molecular Pharmacology 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.91.

Is Molecular Pharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Pharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.