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Steroids

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1943

ISSN1878-5867

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.631

H-Indexi

151

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.687

Total Worksi

9,206

Total Citationsi

213,417

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.21

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Steroids is an international research journal devoted to studies on all chemical and biological aspects of steroidal moieties. The journal focuses on experimental and theoretical studies on the biology, chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, molecular biology, physiology, and pharmacology of steroids. It also covers the development, testing, and evaluation of novel steroid-based drugs and therapeutic strategies, as well as clinical research and pharmacogenomics aimed at optimizing the efficacy and safety of steroid therapies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1943

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,206

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1878-5867

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

177

2.8k

2019

144

2020

945

2021

137

2022

114

831

2023

114

521

2024

103

121

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.

Clinical BiochemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyEndocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

Molecular BiologyPharmacologyBiochemistryClinical BiochemistryEndocrinologyOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Estrogen and related hormone effectsHormonal and reproductive studiesSteroid Chemistry and BiochemistryHormonal Regulation and HypertensionPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationStress Responses and CortisolNatural product bioactivities and synthesis

Frequently asked questions about Steroids

Is Steroids a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Steroids: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Steroids?

Steroids 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 2.21.

Is Steroids indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Steroids is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.