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Science Translational Medicine

American Association for the Advancement of Science · United States · Est. 1907

ISSN1946-6234eISSN1946-6242

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

394

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 354d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

7.026

H-Indexi

358

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.662

Total Worksi

7,201

Total Citationsi

621,739

2yr Mean Citednessi

13.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Medicine, Research & Experimental; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1907

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,201

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

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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?

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1946-6234 / 1946-6242

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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

467

39k

2019

485

39k

2020

376

34k

2021

339

24k

2022

290

13k

2023

303

8.5k

2024

335

3.1k

2025

173

158

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell BiologyMedicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Immune Cell Function and InteractionCAR-T cell therapy researchImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCancer Genomics and DiagnosticsImmune cells in cancerEpigenetics and DNA MethylationMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequently asked questions about Science Translational Medicine

Is Science Translational Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science Translational Medicine: 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 Science Translational Medicine?

Science Translational Medicine 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 13.03.

Is Science Translational Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science Translational Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Science Translational Medicine?