Peptides

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1883

ISSN1873-5169

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.009

H-Indexi

174

SNIPi

0.817

Total Worksi

12,271

Total Citationsi

348,491

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Biochemistry; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Endocrinology; Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1883

FrequencyMonthly, 1999-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,271

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-5169

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

139

3.1k

2019

142

2.3k

2020

160

2.9k

2021

122

1.1k

2022

118

1.1k

2023

119

707

2024

245

2025

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.

BiochemistryQ2

Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceQ2

EndocrinologyQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyEndocrinology & MetabolismPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysiologyEndocrinology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingRegulation of Appetite and ObesityNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesChemical Synthesis and AnalysisNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchHypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesStress Responses and Cortisol

Frequently asked questions about Peptides

Is Peptides a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Peptides: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Peptides?

Peptides 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 3.35.

Is Peptides indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Peptides is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Peptides?