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Molecular Pharmaceutics

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1932

ISSN1543-8384eISSN1543-8392

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.957

H-Indexi

180

SNIPi

0.941

Total Worksi

8,024

Total Citationsi

309,262

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Science; Drug Discovery; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1932

FrequencyMonthly, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,024

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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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?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-8384 / 1543-8392

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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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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

496

17k

2019

436

13k

2020

382

9.8k

2021

467

8.3k

2022

517

7.2k

2023

551

2024

646

2.3k

2025

332

170

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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

Drug DiscoveryQ2

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & ExperimentalPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Drug DiscoveryPharmaceutical ScienceMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesCrystallization and Solubility StudiesMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchProtein purification and stability

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Pharmaceutics

Is Molecular Pharmaceutics a predatory journal?

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

Molecular Pharmaceutics 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 3.74.

Is Molecular Pharmaceutics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Pharmaceutics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Molecular Pharmaceutics?