Journal profile · Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)
Current Bioactive Compounds
ISSN 1573-4072 · eISSN 1875-6646 · Bentham
Current Bioactive Compounds: subscription journal; median 86 days to acceptance (51 articles, last 24 months); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Bioactive Compounds is published by Bentham. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Synthesis and biological activity and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, together about 33.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.9%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry12.7%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry6.5%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6.4%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Bioactive natural compoundsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | Q3 | 47/79 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 248OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 0 | 699 |
| 2025 | 77 | 3 | 989 |
| 2024 | 135 | 3 | 937 |
| 2023 | 91 | 1 | 862 |
| 2022 | 95 | 5 | 925 |
| 2021 | 78 | 13 | 762 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 232 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 327 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (266 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Bentham
- ISSN
- 1573-4072
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-6646
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Bioactive Compounds
How long does peer review take at Current Bioactive Compounds?
Based on the dates recorded on 51 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 72–110 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Current Bioactive Compounds?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Bioactive Compounds is indexed in Scopus.
Is Current Bioactive Compounds open access, and what is the APC?
Current Bioactive Compounds is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .