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Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal

Bentham Science Publishers Β· United Arab Emirates Β· Est. 1991

ISSN1874-1045
SJR Q1βœ“ Scopus / SJR
84
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q178
βœ“ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total84
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
151
days submission β†’ published
measured Β· last 20 articles Β· accept 94d
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page β†—
SJR Scorei
0.814
H-Indexi
29
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.952
Total Worksi
163
Total Citationsi
2,857
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.14
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal a peer-reviewed journal is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis is on publishing quality papers and making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The journal covers all areas of medicinal chemistry, including biological evaluation of novel biologically active compounds, diagnostic agents, or labeled ligands, chemical and analytical techniques used in rational drug design, synthetic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry of small molecules and naturally occurring compounds, structural characterization, pharmacokinetics, and metabolic transformation, toxicology of bioactive compounds including design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel types of prodrugs, quantitative structure-activity relationships, modelling studies, docking studies, new and emerging drug targets, pharmacogenomics, high-throughput screening, and combinatorial chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1991
Frequencycontinuous
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications163
Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 Β· 67%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Bentham Science Publishers
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
1874-1045
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, PubMed
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
βœ…
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
Citations received
6
29
2019
12
164
2020
4
29
2021
6
358
2022
9
25
2023
5
14
2024
17
27
2025
9
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1
Drug DiscoveryQ2
Molecular MedicineQ2
PharmacologyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacologyDrug DiscoveryPharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Synthesis and biological activityComputational Drug Discovery MethodsSynthesis and Biological EvaluationCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative DiseasesClick Chemistry and ApplicationsPhenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and ActivitiesDiabetes Treatment and ManagementNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchPancreatic function and diabetesReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Frequently asked questions about Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal

Is Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal?

Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.814.

Is Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal?

The Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal a peer-reviewed journal is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis is on publishing quality papers and making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The journal covers all areas of medicinal chemistry, including biological evaluation of novel biologically active compounds, diagnostic agents, or labeled ligands, chemical and analytical techniques used in rational drug design, synthetic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry of small molecules and naturally occurring compounds, structural characteri

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