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Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1671-4083eISSN1745-7254

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

2.297

H-Index

142

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.658

Total Works

4,490

Total Citations

168,485

2yr Mean Citedness

6.46

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

APS (Acta Pharmacologica Sinica) encourages submissions from all areas of pharmacology and the life sciences. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, anticancer pharmacology, cardiovascular and pulmonary pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, drug discovery, gastrointestinal and hepatic pharmacology, genitourinary, renal and endocrine pharmacology, immunopharmacology and inflammation, molecular and cellular pharmacology, neuropharmacology, pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,490

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1671-4083 / 1745-7254

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Autophagy in Disease and TherapyIon channel regulation and functionNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisCell death mechanisms and regulationCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism