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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.248

H-Indexi

232

SNIPi

1.153

Total Worksi

30,529

Total Citationsi

698,791

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1874

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications30,529

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

Visit Journal Website

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

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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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, PubMed

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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?

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

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

1.6k

73k

2019

2.3k

93k

2020

4.1k

120k

2021

5.8k

122k

2022

3.3k

50k

2023

3.4k

33k

2024

4.1k

17k

2025

2.8k

1.2k

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Pharmacology

Is Frontiers in Pharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Pharmacology: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Frontiers in Pharmacology?

Frontiers in Pharmacology 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 3.98.

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

Frontiers in Pharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.