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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN2451-8654eISSN2451-8654

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.59

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.637

Total Works

1,595

Total Citations

14,732

2yr Mean Citedness

1.39

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on clinical trials, focusing on the design, feasibility, and effectiveness of interventions for various health conditions. Studies investigate novel therapeutic approaches, behavioral interventions, and implementation strategies across diverse populations, including veterans, pregnant women, adolescents, and patients in correctional or rural settings. The research also addresses methodological aspects of clinical trials, such as subject identification, platform trial design, and regulatory compliance, as well as the importance of diversity and representation in clinical research.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 171 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,595

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2451-8654 / 2451-8654

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

PharmacologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Clinical ResearchStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth Policy Implementation ScienceCancer survivorship and careAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsDigital Mental Health InterventionsPhysical Activity and Health