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Pharmaceutical Medicine

Adis International Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1178-2595eISSN1179-1993
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
1.438
H-Indexi
36
SNIPi
1.178
Total Worksi
1,181
Total Citationsi
8,231
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.79
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Adis International Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1178-2595 / 1179-1993
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
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
57
637
2019
49
709
2020
43
371
2021
39
729
2022
53
691
2023
37
206
2024
235
136
2025
32
4
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Pharmaceutical Medicine?

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

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