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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #13,484CAS 3区Hybrid

Future Medicinal Chemistry

Abbreviation (ISO):FUTURE MED. CHEM
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.429•SCImago Rank: #13,484•Identifier (ISSN):1756-8919(Print)/1756-8927(Online)•Articles / Year: 122•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,989 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
3.3
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
122articles/year
2.3% Gold OA•65.63% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 3.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 4.767)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.808)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.607)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.617)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 3.969)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Future Medicinal Chemistry offers a forum for the rapid publication of original research and critical reviews of the latest milestones in the field. Strong emphasis is placed on ensuring that the journal stimulates awareness of issues that are anticipated to play an increasingly central role in influencing the future direction of pharmaceutical chemistry. Where relevant, contributions are also actively encouraged on areas as diverse as biotechnology, enzymology, green chemistry, genomics, immunology, materials science, neglected diseases and orphan drugs, pharmacogenomics, proteomics and toxicology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology96%Chemistry87.5%Medicine78.6%Biochemistry76.4%Genetics63.9%Pharmacology49.6%Internal medicine45.7%Computational biology43.2%Organic chemistry39.4%Bioinformatics37.5%Physics35.9%Psychology31.7%Gene28.4%Drug discovery27.9%Psychiatry25.3%Computer science24.5%Nuclear magnetic resonance21.5%Drug21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #13,484Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.429

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
106

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.19

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,989 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,388
3-Year Documents472
Citable Documents419

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Drug DiscoveryQ3
PharmacologyQ3
Molecular MedicineQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Future Science
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2009
Editorial Address
FUTURE SCI LTD, UNITED HOUSE, 2 ALBERT PL, LONDON, ENGLAND, N3 1QB
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCRSCIE
41/72Q3
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCISCIE
42/72Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—168125
20253.4220772
20243.21871,156
20234.21541,480
20224.7671251,042
20213.8081562,338
20203.6071714,010
20193.6172335,446
20183.9692105,545
2017—1644,950
2016—1665,639
2015—1997,831
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Future Medicinal Chemistry

WoS Q3
2356201820192020202120222023202420253.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 8b19c976-c4ae-4e06-9b0a-a7db3ed9bf8f
Database Updated: 2026-10-01