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Drug Research

Thieme · Germany · Est. 1991

ISSN2194-9379eISSN2194-9387
SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR
62
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total62
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.479
H-Indexi
48
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.517
Total Worksi
1,415
Total Citationsi
14,349
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.89
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Drug Research (formerly Arzneimittelforschung) is an international peer-reviewed journal with expedited processing times presenting the very latest research results related to novel and established drug molecules and the evaluation of new drug development. A key focus of the publication is translational medicine and the application of biological discoveries in the development of drugs for use in the clinical environment. Articles and experimental data from across the field of drug research address not only the issue of drug discovery, but also the mathematical and statistical methods for evaluating results from industrial investigations and clinical trials.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1991
Frequency9 per year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,415
Publisher OrgThieme Medical Publishers (Germany)
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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

7/12 · 58%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Thieme
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2194-9379 / 2194-9387
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
79
635
2019
121
1.3k
2020
75
488
2021
75
502
2022
57
349
2023
58
189
2024
45
170
2025
17
13
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.

Drug DiscoveryQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Drug DiscoveryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Synthesis and biological activityAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyDiabetes Treatment and ManagementPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPharmaceutical studies and practicesDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsInflammatory mediators and NSAID effectsNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Frequently asked questions about Drug Research

Is Drug Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drug Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Drug Research?

Drug Research 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 2.89.

Is Drug Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drug Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Drug Research?

Drug Research (formerly Arzneimittelforschung) is an international peer-reviewed journal with expedited processing times presenting the very latest research results related to novel and established drug molecules and the evaluation of new drug development. A key focus of the publication is translational medicine and the application of biological discoveries in the development of drugs for use in the clinical environment. Articles and experimental data from across the field of drug research address not only the issue of drug discovery, but also the mathematical and statistical methods for evalu

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