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PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INDIA PVT LTD · IN

ISSN0973-1296eISSN0976-4062

✓ WOS SCIE

Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-08). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

A premier academic journal dedicated to the study of medicinal substances derived from natural sources, fostering research in pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, and ethnopharmacology. Pharmacognosy Magazine serves as a vital platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners in the field of natural product research. Publishing cutting-edge research in phytochemistry, natural product isolation, and pharmacological studies of medicinal plants.

General Information

Country / RegionIN

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 159 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-Reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INDIA PVT LTD

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0973-1296 / 0976-4062

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-Reviewed

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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

174

1.4k

2019

198

2020

148

537

2021

170

2022

132

503

2023

166

244

2024

179

2025

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Medicinal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsBioactive natural compoundsPhytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

Frequently asked questions about PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE

Is PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE a predatory journal?

PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-08). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE?

PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE 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.

Is PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE is indexed in Web of Science.