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Drugs in Context

BioExcel Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1978

ISSN1740-4398eISSN1740-4398

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.775

H-Index

CiteScore

SNIP

0.962

Total Works

601

Total Citations

11,664

2yr Mean Citedness

2.12

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Aims & Scope

publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed articles covering the latest evidence and innovations in pharmacotherapy and drug applications across all therapeutic areas. We focus on original research papers and topical review articles; other article types are considered

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications601

Publisher OrgBioExcel Publishing Ltd

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioExcel Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1740-4398 / 1740-4398

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

PMC

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

PharmacologyQ2

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psoriasis: Treatment and PathogenesisAsthma and respiratory diseasesDiabetes Treatment and ManagementDermatology and Skin DiseasesSpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthLung Cancer Treatments and MutationsHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment