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Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2020

ISSN2590-2571

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · 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

1.389

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.067

Total Worksi

240

Total Citationsi

3,735

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery is a journal that publishes research in pharmacology, drug discovery, pharmacotherapy, drug action, and pharmacogenetics. It also covers therapeutics and the academic field of pharmacology and pharmacy.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications240

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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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

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

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?

2590-2571

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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, 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

Citations received

268

2020

1.6k

2021

1.5k

2022

329

2023

275

2024

142

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Drug Discovery MethodsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchInflammatory Bowel DiseaseFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesBig Data and Digital EconomyAsthma and respiratory diseasesMicroRNA in disease regulationTryptophan and brain disorders

Frequently asked questions about Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

Is Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery?

Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.389.

Is Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.