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Contemporary Clinical Trials

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN1559-2030

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.966

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.744

Total Worksi

3,964

Total Citationsi

76,965

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,964

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1559-2030

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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

Citations received

174

3.2k

2019

233

3.3k

2020

310

3.8k

2021

311

2.9k

2022

262

1.5k

2023

272

858

2024

317

267

2025

129

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & ExperimentalPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsEthics in Clinical ResearchHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeObesity, Physical Activity, DietMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsDiabetes Management and EducationPhysical Activity and Health

Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Clinical Trials

Is Contemporary Clinical Trials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Clinical Trials: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Contemporary Clinical Trials?

Contemporary Clinical Trials 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 1.38.

Is Contemporary Clinical Trials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contemporary Clinical Trials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Contemporary Clinical Trials?