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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,395CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Abbreviation (ISO):Front. Pharmacol
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.248•SCImago Rank: #3,395•Identifier (ISSN):1663-9812(Print)•Articles / Year: 3,824•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,415 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.4
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
62

62 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
3,824articles/year
99.91% Gold OA•71.47% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.4)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.6)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.988)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.81)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.225)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.845)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.831)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Pharmacology is a leading journal in its field, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across disciplines, including basic and clinical pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy and toxicology. Field Chief Editor Heike Wulff at UC Davis is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.4%Medicine97.2%Internal medicine84.8%Chemistry80.4%Biochemistry74.6%Genetics74.5%Pharmacology54%Pathology46.4%Endocrinology44.1%Psychology36.1%Organic chemistry33%Immunology32.9%Gene30.6%Cell biology28%Physics27.2%Psychiatry27.1%Receptor22%Surgery21.2%Bioinformatics20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,395Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.248

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
203

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.07

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,415 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations70,415
3-Year Documents12,584
Citable Documents11,879

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

PharmacologyQ1
Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
AVENUE DU TRIBUNAL FEDERAL 34, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, CH-1015
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
60/356Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
69/356Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3,1711,588
20254.84,12718,500
20244.43,41734,491
20235.63,34751,050
20225.9885,823123,507
20215.814,094121,285
20204.2252,28593,955
20193.8451,63373,291
20183.8311,68787,886
2017—98753,578
2016—53926,955
2015—31620,928
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Frontiers in Pharmacology

WoS Q1
2457201820192020202120222023202420254.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 10b2f52c-2f2a-4b93-b51c-2f74cdcd220d
Database Updated: 2026-09-29