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RSC Pharmaceutics

The Royal Society of Chemistry · United Kingdom · Est. 2023

eISSN2976-8713

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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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

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.777

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

292

Total Citationsi

1,309

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal leading the way in the field of Pharmaceutics. This journal publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. Research published in RSC Pharmaceutics promotes step-change science in the field of Pharmaceutics, and, as such, all submissions must show clear innovation, be scientifically sound, and have a significant impact on the field. Research sharing new scientific findings from across the areas of chemistry, materials science, biomedical sciences, pharmaceutics and drug delivery are all welcomed.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications292

Publisher OrgRoyal Society of Chemistry

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2976-8713

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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)?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q1

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

PharmacologyQ2

ToxicologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorCell Image Analysis Techniques

Frequently asked questions about RSC Pharmaceutics

Is RSC Pharmaceutics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for RSC Pharmaceutics: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 RSC Pharmaceutics?

RSC Pharmaceutics 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 4.50.

Is RSC Pharmaceutics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

RSC Pharmaceutics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.