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Journal of Cannabis Research

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2522-5782eISSN2522-5782

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.898

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.274

Total Worksi

419

Total Citationsi

4,751

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Health (social science); Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 68 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications419

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCNational Digital Preservation Program, ChinaCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2522-5782 / 2522-5782

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, National Digital Preservation Program, China, 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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

212

2019

1.3k

2020

1.5k

2021

1.2k

2022

477

2023

336

2024

120

260

2025

115

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

Health (social science)Q1

PharmacologyQ2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyComplementary and Alternative MedicinePharmacology (medical)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesPsychedelics and Drug StudiesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentSmoking Behavior and CessationGABA and Rice ResearchHops Chemistry and ApplicationsPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsPharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cannabis Research

Is Journal of Cannabis Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Cannabis Research?

Journal of Cannabis 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 1.91.

Is Journal of Cannabis Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cannabis Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cannabis Research?