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Pharmaceutical Research

Springer · United States

ISSN0724-8741eISSN1573-904X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.871

H-Index

264

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

Total Works

10,874

Total Citations

569,170

2yr Mean Citedness

2.95

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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.

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How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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—

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%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0724-8741 / 1573-904X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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