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Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids

S. Karger AG · Switzerland · Est. 1999

ISSN2504-3889

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.705

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.889

Total Worksi

154

Total Citationsi

2,044

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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, PubMed

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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

Citations received

255

2019

465

2020

215

2021

250

2022

113

2023

177

2024

2025

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids

Is Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids?

Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.705.

Is Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.