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Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

Medical Letter Inc. · United States · Est. 2023

ISSN1523-2859

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.199

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.446

Total Works

445

Total Citations

290

2yr Mean Citedness

0.46

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics is a biweekly publication that provides evidence-based, peer-reviewed evaluations of new FDA-approved drugs and new information on previously approved drugs. Its scope includes drug therapy and pharmacology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 141 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications445

Publisher OrgThe Medical Letter, Inc.

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Medical Letter Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1523-2859

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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.

Pharmacology (medical)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

PharmacologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diabetes Treatment and ManagementPharmaceutical studies and practicesLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsCAR-T cell therapy researchRespiratory viral infections researchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchColorectal Cancer Treatments and StudiesAsthma and respiratory diseasesHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchPharmacology and Obesity Treatment