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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Pharmacotherapy Group · Nigeria · Est. 2002

ISSN1596-5996eISSN1596-9827

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.165

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.182

Total Worksi

4,394

Total Citationsi

41,678

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionNigeria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 241 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,394

Publisher OrgPharmacotherapy Group, University of Benin, Benin City

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2001

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pharmacotherapy Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1596-5996 / 1596-9827

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

171

2019

329

1.3k

2020

365

1.7k

2021

516

1.1k

2022

291

315

2023

253

162

2024

178

2025

103

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 ScienceQ4

Pharmacology (medical)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural product bioactivities and synthesisDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsSynthesis and biological activity

Frequently asked questions about Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Is Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research?

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.165.

Is Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research?