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Medicine in Drug Discovery

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2019

ISSN2590-0986

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

1.034

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.892

Total Works

240

Total Citations

5,902

2yr Mean Citedness

5.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Medicine in Drug Discovery is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original papers related to basic, preclinical, and clinical studies covering all aspects of drug discovery and development. Its scope includes drug delivery, medicinal chemistry, drug development and commercialization, translational science, cell therapy, efficacy and safety, target engagement, and biomarkers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications240

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2590-0986

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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, 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

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 DiscoveryQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Drug Discovery