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Pharmaceutical Research

Springer · United States

ISSN0724-8741eISSN1573-904X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

110

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 82d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.873

H-Indexi

264

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

Total Worksi

10,874

Total Citationsi

569,170

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

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6/12 · 50%

✅

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

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

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

177

5.9k

2019

242

5.3k

2020

174

3.1k

2021

305

5.7k

2022

188

2.1k

2023

156

1.2k

2024

189

483

2025

148

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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.