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Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 1974

ISSN1735-5362eISSN1735-9414

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

353

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 140d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.54

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.697

Total Worksi

1,576

Total Citationsi

9,654

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacy and materia medica. Topics: pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacognosy, pharmacy

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,576

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~32 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1735-5362 / 1735-9414

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

LOCKSS, Portico, 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

Citations received

1.3k

2019

1.1k

2020

752

2021

534

2022

400

2023

214

2024

106

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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Medicinal

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Synthesis and biological activityAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Frequently asked questions about Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Is Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences?

Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 1.78.

Is Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences?