Home›Search›Pharmaceutical Biology

Pharmaceutical Biology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1838

ISSN1388-0209eISSN1744-5116

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

106

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 90d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.121

H-Indexi

108

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.041

Total Worksi

4,467

Total Citationsi

124,536

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medical Laboratory Technology; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Plant Sciences; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Drug Discovery; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1838

FrequencyNine No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,467

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1388-0209 / 1744-5116

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

111

3.7k

2019

140

3.4k

2020

179

3.8k

2021

218

3.9k

2022

131

2023

637

2024

230

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.

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ1

Drug DiscoveryQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Molecular MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medical Laboratory TechnologyPharmacology & PharmacyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacologyComplementary and Alternative MedicineDrug DiscoveryPharmaceutical ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityNatural product bioactivities and synthesisNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsTraditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaeDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

Frequently asked questions about Pharmaceutical Biology

Is Pharmaceutical Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pharmaceutical Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pharmaceutical Biology?

Pharmaceutical Biology 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 4.66.

Is Pharmaceutical Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pharmaceutical Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.