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Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Elsevier B.V. · United States · Est. 1876

ISSN1520-6017

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.711

H-Indexi

275

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.994

Total Worksi

27,609

Total Citationsi

806,108

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences focuses on physical and biological barriers that limit drug access to therapeutic targets and how these can be overcome. Its scope includes concepts in basic pharmaceutical science, chemical processing of pharmaceuticals, chemical stability of drugs, pharmacokinetics, biopharmaceutics, pharmacodynamics, pro-drug developments, metabolic disposition of bioactive agents, dosage form design, protein-peptide chemistry, biotechnology related to pharmaceutical technology, and targeted drug delivery.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1876

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications27,609

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-6017

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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

Citations received

409

9.5k

2019

444

9.1k

2020

388

7.4k

2021

340

4.9k

2022

334

3.3k

2023

383

2.2k

2024

387

708

2025

200

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MedicinalChemistry, MultidisciplinaryPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsProtein purification and stabilityCrystallization and Solubility StudiesDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Is Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 2.59.

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

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.