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Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1990

ISSN2168-4790eISSN2168-4804

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

0.815

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.129

Total Works

1,793

Total Citations

15,250

2yr Mean Citedness

1.52

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Aims & Scope

Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on medical product discovery, development, regulation, access, and policy. Official scientific journal of the Drug Information Association (DIA). Provides a platform for researchers, regulators, developers, patient advocacy groups, payers, and other healthcare decision-makers to advance human health. Covers diverse areas from biostatistics and clinical trials to patient-centered product development. Emphasizes on diversity and inclusion from early clinical development to access. Publishes peer-reviewed original research, review articles, commentaries, and letters to the editor on medical product discovery, development, regulation, access, and policy.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,793

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2168-4790 / 2168-4804

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical InformaticsPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyBiomedical Ethics and RegulationEthics in Clinical ResearchPharmaceutical studies and practicesPharmaceutical industry and healthcarePharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsBiosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsMeta-analysis and systematic reviews