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Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1909

ISSN1521-0103

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.921

H-Indexi

324

SNIPi

0.829

Total Worksi

39,466

Total Citationsi

1,495,974

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics is a research journal covering pharmacology and pharmacy. It provides broad coverage of the interactions of chemicals with biological systems, including autonomic, behavioral, cardiovascular, cellular, clinical, developmental, gastrointestinal, immune-, neuro-, and pulmonary aspects. The journal also expands the discussion of research in pharmacology, in vivo studies, internal medicine, endocrinology, and pharmacokinetics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1909

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications39,466

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

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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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-0103

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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

271

2019

232

4.4k

2020

167

2.1k

2021

158

2.1k

2022

781

1.8k

2023

726

1.4k

2024

821

611

2025

705

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.

Molecular MedicineQ2

PharmacologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicinePharmacology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyIon channel regulation and functionDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and EffectsPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsEicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Is Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics: 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 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics?

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 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 0.95.

Is Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.