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Pharmaceutical Journal

Pharmaceutical Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0031-6873

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 152

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.124

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

17,898

Total Citationsi

4,425

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology; Pharmacy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications17,898

Publisher OrgRoyal Pharmaceutical Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pharmaceutical Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0031-6873

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

391

2019

417

2020

1.1k

234

2021

835

213

2022

787

106

2023

832

207

2024

929

2025

544

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ4

PharmacologyQ4

PharmacyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacyPharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesHealthcare Systems and ChallengesHealth Services Management and PolicyPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyNursing Roles and Practices

Frequently asked questions about Pharmaceutical Journal

Is Pharmaceutical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pharmaceutical Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pharmaceutical Journal?

Pharmaceutical Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.124.

Is Pharmaceutical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pharmaceutical Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pharmaceutical Journal?