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Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan · Japan · Est. 1980

ISSN1347-5215

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.541

H-Index

153

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.563

Total Works

11,319

Total Citations

278,695

2yr Mean Citedness

1.49

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

The BPB covers various biological topics in the pharmaceutical and health sciences fields including scientific research from basic to clinical studies, while CPB deals with a wide range of chemical topics in the pharmaceutical and health sciences fields related to biologically active compounds, natural products, and medicines.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 253 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,319

Publisher OrgPharmaceutical Society of Japan

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1347-5215

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

PharmacologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmaceutical ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Drug Transport and Resistance MechanismsPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsNatural product bioactivities and synthesisPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchGinseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research