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Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland

ISSN2674-0869
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
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SJR Score
0.431
H-Index
10
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
102
Total Citations
599
2yr Mean Citedness
4.44
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Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation is a specialty section of the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology. This specialty aims to publish high-quality research on drug safety and regulation, covering all aspects of drug development, post-market surveillance, and regulatory affairs. The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries that contribute to the understanding and improvement of drug safety and regulatory processes.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyContinuous
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications102
Publisher OrgFrontiers Media
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~15 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Frontiers Media SA
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2674-0869
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PMC, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q2
EpidemiologyQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3
Pharmacology (medical)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)EpidemiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeBiosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsPregnancy and Medication ImpactDrug-Induced Adverse ReactionsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsPharmaceutical studies and practicesPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref