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Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Open Science Publishers LLP Inc. · India · Est. 1978

ISSN2231-3354

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.325

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.479

Total Worksi

3,968

Total Citationsi

37,360

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing original research, review articles, mini-reviews, and short communications in pharmaceutical and allied sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,968

Publisher OrgOpen Science Publishers LLP

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2015

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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

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Open Science Publishers LLP Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2231-3354

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Portico

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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?

N/A

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

226

2.7k

2019

294

2.5k

2020

169

1.3k

2021

330

1.8k

2022

240

785

2023

333

685

2024

232

156

2025

154

1.8k

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

PharmacyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Pharmacology (medical)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology (medical)Medicine (miscellaneous)Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsSynthesis and biological activityAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Is Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science: it is indexed in 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 Applied Pharmaceutical Science?

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.325.

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

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science is indexed in Scopus.