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Journal of Natural Products
Journal of Natural Products is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.3), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by American Chemical Society.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Natural Products indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1978–present (also 1973, 1971, 1949), best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.3.
What quartile is Journal of Natural Products in Scopus?
Journal of Natural Products is Q1 in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (rank 17 of 115), Q2 in Organic Chemistry (rank 58 of 215) and Q2 in Pharmacology (rank 96 of 328), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Natural Products?
Journal of Natural Products is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 85th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.585, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 173.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Natural Products?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,500 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Natural Products and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Natural Products is published by American Chemical Society. Its print ISSN is 0163-3864 and its online ISSN is 1520-6025.
Is Journal of Natural Products covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Natural Products in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Journal of Natural Products open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Natural Products? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Natural Products has an h-index of 188 and a 2-year mean of 3.64 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #18 of 109 Scopus journals in Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
188
h-index
3.64
2-yr mean citations
13,135
i10-index
17,181
works indexed
631,619
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,500
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#18 of 109Top 17%Complementary and Alternative Medicine
#60 of 210Top 29%Organic Chemistry
#88 of 319Top 28%Pharmacology
Papers published per year
Journal of Natural Products published 332 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 480. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMarine Sponges and Natural ProductsNatural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemistry and Biological Activities
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Natural Products? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (37.6%), United States (20.6%) and Japan (6.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Natural Products? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers3 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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