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Pharmaceutical Sciences

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 2015

ISSN2383-2886

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

188

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 107d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.28

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.407

Total Worksi

592

Total Citationsi

4,215

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pharmaceutical Sciences publishes research papers on original work, either experimental or theoretical, that advance the understanding of pharmaceutical sciences. The journal focuses on physical and biological barriers that limit drug access to therapeutic targets and how these can be overcome.

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General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications592

Publisher OrgTabriz University of Medical Sciences

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~4 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2383-2886

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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?

No APC (Free)

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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?

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

349

2019

116

733

2020

408

2021

197

2022

2023

112

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.

PharmacyQ2

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ3

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacyPharmaceutical SciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyCrystallization and Solubility StudiesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesNatural product bioactivities and synthesis

Frequently asked questions about Pharmaceutical Sciences

Is Pharmaceutical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pharmaceutical Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pharmaceutical Sciences?

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 1.20.

Is Pharmaceutical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

How much does it cost to publish in Pharmaceutical Sciences?

Pharmaceutical Sciences is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.