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Molecular Pharmacology

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1955

ISSN1521-0111

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

1.052

H-Index

273

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.778

Total Works

14,797

Total Citations

750,931

2yr Mean Citedness

2.91

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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 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

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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

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.

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