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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #7,936CAS 3区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Abbreviation (ISO):MINI-REV. MED. CHEM
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.723•SCImago Rank: #7,936•Identifier (ISSN):1389-5575(Print)/1875-5607(Online)•Articles / Year: 177•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,042 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
79

79 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
177articles/year
2.13% Gold OA•0% 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: 4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)
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20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.3)
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20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.8)
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20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.737)
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20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.862)
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20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.733)
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20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.842)
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20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.645)
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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

The aim of Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry is to publish short reviews on the important recent developments in medicinal chemistry and allied disciplines. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry covers all areas of medicinal chemistry including developments in rational drug design, synthetic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, drug targets, and natural product research and structure-activity relationship studies. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry is an essential journal for every medicinal and pharmaceutical chemist who wishes to be kept informed and up-to-date with the latest and most important developments.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology90.3%Chemistry83.1%Medicine78.2%Biochemistry73.4%Genetics64.8%Internal medicine54.8%Organic chemistry50.2%Pharmacology41.7%Physics33.5%Psychology28.7%Pathology24.1%Nuclear magnetic resonance22.3%Endocrinology22.3%Gene21.7%Immunology21%Psychiatry20.7%Bioinformatics20.2%Stereochemistry20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,936Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.723

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
119

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.75

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,042 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,880
3-Year Documents406
Citable Documents401

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 Rate39.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Drug DiscoveryQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
PharmacologyQ2
Cancer ResearchQ3
Molecular MedicineQ3

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
Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2001
Editorial Address
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD, EXECUTIVE STE Y26, PO BOX 7917, SAIF ZONE, SHARJAH, U ARAB EMIRATES, 1200 BR
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCRSCIE
29/72Q2
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCISCIE
53/72Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—19936
20253.390187
20243.398540
20233.81411,464
20223.7371772,051
20213.8622403,498
20202.7332164,384
20192.8421394,038
20182.6451433,440
2017—1363,988
2016—2096,922
2015—1794,520
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420253.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.3

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01