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John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1822

ISSN1860-7187
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 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
0.717
H-Index
119
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.797
Total Works
6,521
Total Citations
128,236
2yr Mean Citedness
2.50
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Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel chemical compounds with potential therapeutic applications. Research areas include the development of antibacterial agents, kinase inhibitors for cancer therapy, compounds targeting neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, DNA-binding ligands for anticancer drug development, modulators of the endocannabinoid system and kainate receptors, fluorescent probes for disease visualization, inhibitors of viral targets like influenza and SARS-CoV-2, and agents targeting epigenetic regulators. The journal also covers medicinal chemistry approaches to drug discovery, including structure-activity relationship studies, fragment-based drug discovery, and the use of computational and biophysical methods.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1822
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications6,521
Publisher OrgWiley
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1860-7187
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1
BiochemistryQ2
Drug DiscoveryQ2
Organic ChemistryQ2
PharmacologyQ2
Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MedicinalPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)PharmacologyDrug DiscoveryBiochemistryOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref