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Frontiers in Pharmacology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1874

ISSN1663-9812eISSN1663-9812

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.22

H-Index

232

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.153

Total Works

30,529

Total Citations

698,791

2yr Mean Citedness

3.98

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Pharmacology is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes original research, reviews, commentaries, and clinical trials in all areas of pharmacology. The journal covers topics such as drug discovery, drug development, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, toxicology, and clinical pharmacology. It aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and advance the understanding of drug action and its therapeutic applications.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1874

Annual Volume~ 3,628 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications30,529

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1663-9812 / 1663-9812

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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.

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchFerroptosis and cancer prognosisTryptophan and brain disordersNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismNatural product bioactivities and synthesis