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Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1971

ISSN2093-5552eISSN2093-6214

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.946

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.097

Total Worksi

1,741

Total Citationsi

18,058

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation is an international, peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of pharmaceutical sciences. It includes studies related to the conception, design, production, characterization, and evaluation of pharmaceutical products and drug delivery systems. Formerly known as the Journal of Korean Pharmaceutical Sciences. The journal is published bimonthly, in January, March, May, July, September, and November. It is committed to providing advanced knowledge in clear and concise English. The journal publishes both research articles and reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,741

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2093-5552 / 2093-6214

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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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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

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

2.4k

2019

1.1k

2020

1.6k

2021

1.7k

2022

436

2023

693

2024

328

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

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmaceutical SciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryCrystallization and Solubility StudiesPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation

Is Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation?

Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation 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 4.76.

Is Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.