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SA Pharmaceutical Journal

Medpharm Publications · South Africa · Est. 2022

ISSN2220-1017

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.125

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.061

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

SAPJ is aimed at the continuing professional development of the South African pharmacist as a clinical pharmaceutical care practitioner in a community or hospital pharmacy environment or in a regulatory position in the pharmaceutical industry. The journal provides specific clinical reviews on self-medication topics (symptomatic therapy), information on prescription medication (therapy in clinical context) and provides the pharmacists with essential information for referring customers for early medical attention should it be required.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications92

Publisher OrgMedpharm Publications

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial Works 4.0 South Africa License (CC BY NC)

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Medpharm Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2220-1017

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

Citations received

2022

2024

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 ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diabetes Treatment and ManagementPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesProbiotics and Fermented FoodsAntibiotic Use and ResistanceGut microbiota and healthDiabetes Management and ResearchMicrobial Metabolites in Food BiotechnologyPharmacology and Obesity TreatmentTreatment of Major DepressionOcular Infections and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about SA Pharmaceutical Journal

Is SA Pharmaceutical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SA Pharmaceutical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of SA Pharmaceutical Journal?

SA Pharmaceutical Journal 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 0.53.

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

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