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Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom · Est. 1967

ISSN1746-0441eISSN1746-045X

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

1.195

H-Index

110

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.071

Total Works

2,218

Total Citations

72,220

2yr Mean Citedness

5.52

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Drug Design.

⚡ 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 Published1967

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,218

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Informa Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-0441 / 1746-045X

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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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2021

2022

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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.

Drug DiscoveryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Drug Discovery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Drug Discovery MethodsReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingCell Image Analysis TechniquesMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchClick Chemistry and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and AnalysisProtein Degradation and InhibitorsProtein Structure and DynamicsBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism