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Clinical Trials

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1968

ISSN1740-7753

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.189

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.137

Total Works

2,352

Total Citations

47,347

2yr Mean Citedness

1.81

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the methodology and application of clinical trials. It covers statistical approaches for analyzing trial data, including covariate adjustment, handling missing data, and estimating treatment effects. The journal also addresses trial design, such as adaptive designs, cluster randomized trials, and non-inferiority trials, as well as the use of Bayesian methods and machine learning in trial analysis. Furthermore, it examines aspects of trial conduct, including informed consent, regulatory guidance, and the transparency of trial reporting.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,352

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1740-7753

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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)Q1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsEthics in Clinical ResearchMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeStatistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceBiomedical Ethics and RegulationOptimal Experimental Design MethodsStatistical Methods and InferenceHealth Policy Implementation Science