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Pharmaceutical Medicine

Adis International Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1178-2595eISSN1179-1993

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.438

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.178

Total Worksi

1,181

Total Citationsi

8,231

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The definitive guide to the multidisciplinary specialty of pharmaceutical medicine, encompassing scientific, medical and related activities in the discovery, development, evaluation, registration and monitoring of medicines, the execution of clinical trials, and the regulatory and ethical requirements pertaining to drug development. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original research and review articles covering all aspects of pharmaceutical medicine, from the processes involved in the identification of new active substances, through their development and licensing as medicinal products, to the monitoring of their use in clinical practice.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Frequency6 Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,181

Publisher OrgAdis, Springer Healthcare

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Adis International Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1178-2595 / 1179-1993

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

627

2019

697

2020

358

2021

698

2022

660

2023

181

2024

235

108

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePharmaceutical studies and practicesPharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmaceutical industry and healthcareScience, Research, and MedicineStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsBiomedical Ethics and RegulationBiosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsPharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting

Frequently asked questions about Pharmaceutical Medicine

Is Pharmaceutical Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pharmaceutical Medicine: 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 Medicine?

Pharmaceutical Medicine 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 0.79.

Is Pharmaceutical Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pharmaceutical Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.