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Natural Product Communications

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1942

ISSN1555-9475

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.306

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.441

Total Works

7,336

Total Citations

70,314

2yr Mean Citedness

1.16

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on natural products, focusing on their chemical composition, isolation, and biological activities, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and therapeutic effects against various diseases. Studies also explore their application in traditional medicine and drug development.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1942

Annual Volume~ 282 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,336

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1555-9475

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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.

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ3

Drug DiscoveryQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

PharmacologyQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MedicinalFood Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyComplementary and Alternative MedicineDrug DiscoveryPlant ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesNatural product bioactivities and synthesisEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesTraditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaeMarine Sponges and Natural ProductsPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisSesquiterpenes and Asteraceae StudiesPhytochemical compounds biological activities