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Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1990

ISSN2168-4790eISSN2168-4804
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.902
H-Indexi
48
SNIPi
1.129
Total Worksi
1,793
Total Citationsi
15,250
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.52
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2168-4790 / 2168-4804
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
122
954
2019
223
2.3k
2020
109
1.4k
2021
134
1.5k
2022
111
856
2023
132
529
2024
168
312
2025
134
21
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)Q1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1
Pharmacology (medical)Q2

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

Frequently asked questions about Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science

Is Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science?

Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science 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 1.52.

Is Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science?

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

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