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Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University · China · Est. 1991

ISSN1818-0876eISSN1818-0876

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

2.196

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.628

Total Worksi

965

Total Citationsi

36,703

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications965

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1818-0876 / 1818-0876

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

3.3k

2019

2020

2.1k

2021

2.2k

2022

1.7k

2023

881

2024

244

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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesExtracellular vesicles in diseaseDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsCrystallization and Solubility Studies

Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Is Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?

Asian Journal of 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 7.01.

Is Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?