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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,953CAS 2区Hybrid

Pharmaceuticals

Abbreviation (ISO):PHARMACEUTICALS-BASE
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.14•SCImago Rank: #3,953•Identifier (ISSN):1424-8247(Print)•Articles / Year: 1,309•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,285 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.7
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
120

120 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate4.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,309articles/year
99.96% Gold OA•79.07% 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: 5.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.215)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.863)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.286)
🔵 Computed

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

Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247) is an international scientific journal of medicinal chemistry and related drug sciences.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology96.7%Medicine90.9%Chemistry86.3%Biochemistry78.8%Genetics78%Internal medicine69.3%Pharmacology48.3%Organic chemistry46.7%Physics36.1%Pathology35.8%Psychology35.2%Gene29.9%Immunology28.5%Psychiatry27.5%Endocrinology27.5%Bioinformatics24.8%Nuclear magnetic resonance20.6%In vitro20.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,953Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004, 2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.14

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
120

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.16

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,285 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations31,615
3-Year Documents5,016
Citable Documents4,957

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Drug DiscoveryQ1
Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1
Molecular MedicineQ2

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CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
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
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4052
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCRSCIE
16/72Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
52/356Q1
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCISCIE
17/72Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
74/356Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,439925
20254.81,95710,935
20244.31,71219,225
20234.61,74232,732
20225.2151,60337,071
20215.8631,36137,320
20204.28651318,125
2019—1898,887
2018—1388,204
2017—954,773
2016—824,657
2015—442,615
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Pharmaceuticals

WoS Q1
34672020202120222023202420254.80
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: 4.7%

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: 6b597ec1-2edd-4407-9881-b1dd41ce5137
Database Updated: 2026-10-01