Drug Discovery Today : Impact Factor & More
eISSN: 1878-5832pISSN: 1359-6446
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Aims and Scope of Drug Discovery Today
Drug Discovery Today is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal that is published by Elsevier. It was established in 1996 and publishes reviews on all aspects of preclinical drug discovery from target identification and validation through hit identification, lead identification and optimisation, to candidate selection. Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 
14.7
Eigenfactor
0.01 - 0.05
Impact Factor
5 - 10
SJR
Q1Pharmacology
SNIP
1.92
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Drug Discovery Today Journal Specifications
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1996 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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