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Drug Discovery Today

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1878-5832

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

1.742

H-Index

246

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.626

Total Works

7,692

Total Citations

345,303

2yr Mean Citedness

6.97

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Drug Discovery Today delivers informed and highly current reviews for the discovery community. The journal addresses scientific developments in drug discovery technologies, as well as management, commercial, and regulatory issues.

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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 Published1960

FrequencyTwenty-Four No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,692

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-5832

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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

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.

Drug DiscoveryQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyDrug Discovery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Drug Discovery MethodsBiotechnology and Related FieldsPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismChemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods