SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #862CAS 1区Top JournalHybridDomestic Journal

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA PHARMACOL. SIN
Country: China•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.691•SCImago Rank: #862•Identifier (ISSN):1671-4083(Print)/1745-7254(Online)•Articles / Year: 243•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,784 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
10.4
↑ +2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
78

78 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
243articles/year
11.02% Gold OA•79.68% 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: 10.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.4)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.4)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.2)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.169)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.15)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.064)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.01)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.562)
🔵 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

APS (Acta Pharmacologica Sinica) encourages submissions from all areas of pharmacology and the life sciences. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, anticancer pharmacology, cardiovascular and pulmonary pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, drug discovery, gastrointestinal and hepatic pharmacology, genitourinary, renal and endocrine pharmacology, immunopharmacology and inflammation, molecular and cellular pharmacology, neuropharmacology, pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.3%Medicine96.3%Chemistry92.7%Biochemistry88.6%Internal medicine88.3%Genetics86.5%Endocrinology56.5%Pharmacology44.7%Organic chemistry42.6%Gene41.4%Cell biology40.1%Physics34.7%Immunology33%Pathology31.9%Receptor31.8%Psychology31.6%In vitro26.7%Nuclear magnetic resonance26.4%Apoptosis26.2%Enzyme24.6%Molecular biology22.3%Cell culture21.1%Neuroscience20.8%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #862Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.691

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
134

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
10.94

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,784 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations7,198
3-Year Documents676
Citable Documents668

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
PharmacologyQ1
Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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
Nature Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1980
Editorial Address
294 Tai-Yuan Road, Shanghai 200031, China
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSCIE
37/250Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
16/356Q1
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISCIE
20/251Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
18/356Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—232143
20258.42571,563
20246.92324,141
20238.21675,018
20227.1692027,677
20216.1525810,634
20205.06424815,695
20194.011326,324
20183.56222413,145
2017—20513,216
2016—2417,972
2015—1536,618
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

WoS Q1
25710201820192020202120222023202420258.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:8.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.4%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01