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Pharmaceutical Science Advances

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2022

ISSN2773-2169

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

1.084

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

100

Total Citationsi

690

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyAnnual 2024-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications100

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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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?

2773-2169

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

375

2023

295

2024

168

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

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)PharmacologyPharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsComputational Drug Discovery MethodsAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsAutophagy in Disease and TherapyMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismHER2/EGFR in Cancer ResearchNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Frequently asked questions about Pharmaceutical Science Advances

Is Pharmaceutical Science Advances a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pharmaceutical Science Advances: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Pharmaceutical Science Advances?

Pharmaceutical Science Advances is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.084.

Is Pharmaceutical Science Advances indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pharmaceutical Science Advances is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Pharmaceutical Science Advances?