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British Journal of Pharmacology

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1812

ISSN1476-5381

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.515

H-Indexi

316

SNIPi

1.51

Total Worksi

26,396

Total Citationsi

1,217,959

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Journal of Pharmacology is an international general pharmacology journal publishing topical pharmacology issues. It is a biomedical science journal giving leading international coverage of all aspects of experimental and translational pharmacology.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1812

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications26,396

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1476-5381

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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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

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

424

21k

2019

424

17k

2020

461

15k

2021

265

5.6k

2022

313

2023

343

2024

397

2.1k

2025

349

133

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingIon channel regulation and functionNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsAdenosine and Purinergic SignalingNeuroscience of respiration and sleep

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Pharmacology

Is British Journal of Pharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Pharmacology: 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 British Journal of Pharmacology?

British Journal of Pharmacology 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 3.86.

Is British Journal of Pharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of Pharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.