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Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1932

ISSN2042-0986eISSN2042-0994

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.833

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.002

Total Worksi

586

Total Citationsi

17,381

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1932

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications586

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSKoninklijke BibliotheekLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2042-0986 / 2042-0994

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.3k

2019

1.3k

2020

688

2021

638

2022

263

2023

300

2024

209

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.

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsMedication Adherence and CompliancePharmaceutical studies and practicesAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesDrug-Induced Adverse ReactionsPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyDiabetes Treatment and ManagementBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods

Frequently asked questions about Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety

Is Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety?

Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety 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 2.77.

Is Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety?