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Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1999

ISSN2504-3889

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.668

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.889

Total Works

154

Total Citations

2,044

2yr Mean Citedness

3.43

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids is a peer-reviewed journal that presents and discusses recent advances in the medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids. It covers pharmacology, general medicine, cannabis, cannabinoids, and public health.

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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 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications154

Publisher OrgKarger Publishers

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

S. Karger AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2504-3889

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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

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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

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.

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ1

PharmacologyQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyComplementary and Alternative MedicinePharmacology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchPsychedelics and Drug StudiesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentDiet, Metabolism, and DiseaseGABA and Rice ResearchSleep and Wakefulness ResearchPain Mechanisms and Treatments