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Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 1969

ISSN1568-0266eISSN1873-4294

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

280

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 112d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.523

H-Indexi

146

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.739

Total Worksi

5,027

Total Citationsi

156,850

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Medicinal; Drug Discovery; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 186 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,027

Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers

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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?

Bentham Science Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1568-0266 / 1873-4294

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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

303

6.4k

2019

282

2020

230

2.9k

2021

196

2.4k

2022

163

1.5k

2023

177

2024

218

337

2025

148

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.

Drug DiscoveryQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Medicinal

Scopus Categories

Drug DiscoveryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Drug Discovery MethodsSynthesis and biological activityClick Chemistry and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and AnalysisCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative DiseasesReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingSynthesis and Biological EvaluationCancer therapeutics and mechanismsMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchSynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds

Frequently asked questions about Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Is Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry?

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 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 2.33.

Is Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry?