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International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1986

ISSN2590-1567eISSN2590-1567

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.101

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.239

Total Worksi

529

Total Citationsi

5,823

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 106 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications529

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoKoninklijke BibliotheekPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2590-1567 / 2590-1567

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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

1.3k

2019

617

2020

847

2021

897

2022

1.2k

2023

992

2024

164

458

2025

173

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsRNA Interference and Gene Delivery3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchProtein purification and stabilityCrystallization and Solubility StudiesInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X

Is International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X?

International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X 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 3.51.

Is International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X?