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Pharmaceutical Journal

Pharmaceutical Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0031-6873

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.124

H-Indexi

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—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

395

2019

420

2020

1.1k

236

2021

835

217

2022

787

108

2023

832

209

2024

929

2025

688

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. 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?