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Drug Research

Thieme · Germany · Est. 1991

ISSN2194-9379eISSN2194-9387
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
22
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
Total22
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
0.415
H-Index
48
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.517
Total Works
1,415
Total Citations
14,349
2yr Mean Citedness
2.89
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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

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?
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

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