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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,573CAS 3区Hybrid

Clinical Therapeutics

Abbreviation (ISO):CLIN. THER
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.041•SCImago Rank: #4,573•Identifier (ISSN):0149-2918(Print)/1879-114X(Online)•Articles / Year: 169•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,280 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.7
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
123

123 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
169articles/year
24.56% Gold OA•72.5% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.6)
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20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.2)
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20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.637)
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20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.393)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.119)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.935)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.185)
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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

Clinical Therapeutics provides peer-reviewed, rapid publication of recent developments in drug and other therapies as well as in diagnostics, pharmacoeconomics, health policy, treatment outcomes, and innovations in drug and biologics research. In addition Clinical Therapeutics features updates on specific topics collated by expert Topic Editors. Clinical Therapeutics is read by a large international audience of scientists and clinicians in a variety of research, academic, and clinical practice settings. Articles are indexed by all major biomedical abstracting databases.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.9%Biology83%Internal medicine77.7%Pathology56.8%Pharmacology49.8%Chemistry44.9%Surgery38.3%Biochemistry38.1%Psychology37.6%Genetics36.3%Endocrinology34.9%Psychiatry32.9%Alternative medicine27.4%Bioinformatics23.4%Adverse effect21.8%Anesthesia21.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,573Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1977-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.041

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
158

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.89

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,280 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,768
3-Year Documents538
Citable Documents450

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

PharmacologyQ1
Pharmacology (medical)Q1

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PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
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
9周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
9.6周
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
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1977
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER, 685 ROUTE 202-206, BRIDGEWATER, USA, NJ, 08807
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
120/356Q2
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
153/356Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—18484
20253.6225364
20243.22181,021
20233.22372,314
20223.6371651,985
20213.3932393,649
20203.1192715,411
20192.9352515,116
20183.1852625,052
2017—6147,768
2016—3538,166
2015—7788,861
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Clinical Therapeutics

WoS Q2
2345201820192020202120222023202420253.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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: ac976df1-03de-4d7b-afba-a5bd8a7ef95e
Database Updated: 2026-10-01