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Pharmaceutical Research

Springer · United States

ISSN0724-8741eISSN1573-904X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.873
H-Indexi
264
SNIPi
1
Total Worksi
10,874
Total Citationsi
569,170
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.95
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
13
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Pharmaceutical Research is an official journal of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, covering innovative research in drug discovery, development, evaluation, and regulatory approval. Current emphasis of the journal includes: preformulation; drug delivery and targeting; formulation design, engineering, and processing; pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics; molecular biopharmaceutics and drug disposition; and computational biopharmaceutics, among others. Publishes papers on small drug molecules, biotechnology products including genes, peptides, proteins, vaccines, and genetically engineered cells.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications10,874
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0724-8741 / 1573-904X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
177
6k
2019
242
5.4k
2020
174
3.2k
2021
305
5.9k
2022
188
2.2k
2023
156
1.3k
2024
189
585
2025
179
62
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.

Organic ChemistryQ1
Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1
BiotechnologyQ2
Molecular MedicineQ2
PharmacologyQ2
Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacologyPharmacology (medical)BiotechnologyPharmaceutical ScienceOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery

Frequently asked questions about Pharmaceutical Research

Is Pharmaceutical Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pharmaceutical Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Research?

Pharmaceutical Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.95.

Is Pharmaceutical Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pharmaceutical Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Pharmaceutical Research?

Pharmaceutical Research is an official journal of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, covering innovative research in drug discovery, development, evaluation, and regulatory approval. Current emphasis of the journal includes: preformulation; drug delivery and targeting; formulation design, engineering, and processing; pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics; molecular biopharmaceutics and drug disposition; and computational biopharmaceutics, among others. Publishes papers on small drug molecules, biotechnology products including genes, peptides, proteins, va

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref