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Acta Pharmaceutica

PARADIGM PUBLISHING SERVICES-DE GRUYTER BRILL SP ZOO · Croatia · Est. 1990

ISSN1846-9558

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.398

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.607

Total Works

862

Total Citations

18,433

2yr Mean Citedness

1.84

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on pharmaceutical sciences, including drug development, drug delivery, and therapeutic applications. Articles cover the investigation of novel compounds, the optimization of drug formulations, and the evaluation of drug efficacy and safety in various disease models. The scope also extends to the analysis of drug resistance, the study of natural products for medicinal use, and the assessment of drug adherence and clinical practice.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCroatia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications862

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PARADIGM PUBLISHING SERVICES-DE GRUYTER BRILL SP ZOO

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1846-9558

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

Portico

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

PharmacologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmaceutical ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsSynthesis and biological activityAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliverySynthesis and Biological EvaluationPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacySynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds