About the journal
Drugs and Drug Candidates is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,000 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2813-2998
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,000 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 178
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ddc
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2023-08-04
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,000 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
178
Most recent article
4 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
195
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
16
i10-index
27
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-08-04
- Added to DOAJ
- 2023-08-04
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 94%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9918787563406676
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
- Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
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- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Synthesis and biological activity
- Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
- Synthesis and biological activity
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
- Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities
- Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
- Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
- Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- marketed drugs
- drugs
- drug industry
- pharmacology
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