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Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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

ISSN1520-6017

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.737

H-Index

275

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.994

Total Works

27,609

Total Citations

806,108

2yr Mean Citedness

2.59

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Retractions

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

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