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Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1962

ISSN1879-0631

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

1.315

H-Index

286

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.073

Total Works

37,775

Total Citations

1,204,593

2yr Mean Citedness

5.22

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Retractions

118

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Browse through a wide range of high-quality academic journals offered by Elsevier, including open access options, to enrich your research journey.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1962

FrequencyWeekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications37,775

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

1879-0631

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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

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & ExperimentalPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsIon channel regulation and functionPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsStress Responses and CortisolAdipose Tissue and MetabolismNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior