Journal profile · Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Drug Discovery
Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models
ISSN 1740-6757 · Elsevier
Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,570; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Title discontinued as of 2021 Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal testing and alternatives, Cancer Cells and Metastasis and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, together about 23.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Drug Discovery
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal testing and alternativesVeterinary8.5%
- Cancer Cells and MetastasisMedicine8.3%
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasMedicine6.7%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience5%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine4.6%
- Zebrafish Biomedical Research ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Cardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingMedicine4.6%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Discovery | Q3 | 106/154 | — |
| Molecular Medicine | Q4 | 126/167 | — |
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 588 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 268 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 402 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 464 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 509 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 527 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 542 |
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.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,570 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1740-6757
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models
Which databases index Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models is indexed in Scopus.
Is Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models open access, and what is the APC?
Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,570.
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: .