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Vitae

Universidad de Antioquia · Colombia · Est. 1991

ISSN2145-2660
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.195
H-Indexi
21
SNIPi
0.377

Aims & Scope

Vitae is the four-monthly official publication of the School of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences. Its mission is to disseminate scientific and research-based knowledge in pharmaceutical and food sciences and related industries, including Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Care, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drugs, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Toxinology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Food Science, Food Engineering, and Food Biotechnology. Vitae is an open-access journal that publishes original and unpublished manuscripts. Submissions are initially evaluated by the Editorial Board and subsequently undergo peer review. The opinions expressed in published articles are the sole responsibility of the authors.

General Information

Country / RegionColombia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1991
FrequencyFour-monthly
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgUniversidad de Antioquia
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad de Antioquia
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2145-2660
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
10
35
2019
10
44
2020
20
114
2021
16
48
2022
13
36
2023
10
8
2024
23
4
2025
4
5
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, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q3
Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ4
Food ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyFood SciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Vitae

Is Vitae a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vitae: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Vitae?

Vitae is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.195.

Is Vitae indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vitae is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Vitae?

Vitae is the four-monthly official publication of the School of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences. Its mission is to disseminate scientific and research-based knowledge in pharmaceutical and food sciences and related industries, including Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Care, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drugs, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Toxinology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Food Science, Food Engineering, and Food Biotechnology. Vitae is an open-access journal that publishes original and unpublished manuscripts. Submissions are initially evaluated by the Editorial Board and subsequently und

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref