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Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1993

ISSN1319-0164eISSN2213-7475

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

140

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 89d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.762

H-Indexi

102

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.036

Total Worksi

2,283

Total Citationsi

66,604

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyQuarterly, 1994-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,283

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2024

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1319-0164 / 2213-7475

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

131

4.9k

2019

220

6.5k

2020

182

3.8k

2021

216

3.2k

2022

347

3.9k

2023

184

1.4k

2024

148

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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

PharmacologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Specialized Academic ResearchPharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryComputational Drug Discovery Methods

Frequently asked questions about Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Is Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal?

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 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 5.00.

Is Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal?