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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #12,083Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Current Drug Metabolism

Abbreviation (ISO):CURR. DRUG METAB
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Identifier (ISSN):1389-2002(Print)/1875-5453(Online)
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Publisher:Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.3↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Current Drug Metabolism

WoS Q4
12452.6520182.2820192.9620203.7320213.4120222.320232.120241.820252.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.492
#12,083

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
130

130 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
95articles/year
6.04% Gold OA•58.43% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Current Drug Metabolism aims to cover all the latest and outstanding developments in drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and drug disposition. The journal serves as an international forum for the publication of full-length/mini review, research articles and guest edited issues in drug metabolism. Current Drug Metabolism is an essential journal for academic, clinical, government and pharmaceutical scientists who wish to be kept informed and up-to-date with the most important developments. The journal covers the following general topic areas: pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and most importantly drug metabolism. More specifically, in vitro and in vivo drug metabolism of phase I and phase II enzymes or metabolic pathways; drug-drug interactions and enzyme kinetics; pharmacokinetics, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling, and toxicokinetics; interspecies differences in metabolism or pharmacokinetics, species scaling and extrapolations; drug transporters; target organ toxicity and interindividual variability in drug exposure-response; extrahepatic metabolism; bioactivation, reactive metabolites, and developments for the identification of drug metabolites. Preclinical and clinical reviews describing the drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics of marketed drugs or drug classes.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology90.6%Medicine88.2%Chemistry80.8%Internal medicine73%Biochemistry72.2%Genetics67.6%Pharmacology60.6%Organic chemistry54.5%Psychology48.2%Physics48.2%Endocrinology43.9%Psychiatry43.5%Drug37.4%Bioinformatics37.3%Nuclear magnetic resonance34.3%Enzyme33.1%Gene31.1%Metabolism25.4%Pathology22.5%Pharmacokinetics20.2%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Q4
Rank253/328
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Q3
Rank226/356
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Q4
Rank284/328
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Q4
Rank290/356
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.3
Articles / Year41
Total Citations5
2025
IF1.8
Articles / Year59
Total Citations86
2024
IF2.1
Articles / Year62
Total Citations254
2023
IF2.3
Articles / Year79
Total Citations507
2022
IF3.408
Articles / Year129
Total Citations779

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,083Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.492

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.37

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,964 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations532
3-Year Documents225
Citable Documents217

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 Rate50.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Clinical BiochemistryQ3
PharmacologyQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Current Drug Metabolism (abbr: CURR. DRUG METAB, ISSN: 1389-2002) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Bentham Science Publishers B.V. in Netherlands since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.30, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.492 (Q3), an H-index of 130.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 95 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,964 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers B.V.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD, EXECUTIVE STE Y26, PO BOX 7917, SAIF ZONE, SHARJAH, U ARAB EMIRATES, 1200 BR

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