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Advances in Pharmacology

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1962

ISSN1557-8925

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.543

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

2,237

Total Citationsi

61,416

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1962

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,237

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-8925

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.7k

2019

1.5k

2020

616

2021

525

2022

505

2023

103

2024

137

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

PharmacologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismIon channel regulation and functionNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsHIV Research and TreatmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology

Frequently asked questions about Advances in Pharmacology

Is Advances in Pharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Advances in Pharmacology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Advances in Pharmacology?

Advances in Pharmacology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.543.

Is Advances in Pharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Advances in Pharmacology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Advances in Pharmacology?