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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #5,869CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Abbreviation (ISO):J. PHARMACOL. SCI
Country: Japan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.891•SCImago Rank: #5,869•Identifier (ISSN):1347-8613(Print)/1347-8648(Online)•Articles / Year: 140•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,209 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.8
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
74

74 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
140articles/year
99.26% Gold OA•88.76% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.8)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)
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20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.578)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.337)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.835)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.439)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.575)
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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

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (JPS) is an international open access journal intended for the advancement of pharmacological sciences in the world. The Journal welcomes submissions in all fields of experimental and clinical pharmacology, including neuroscience, and biochemical, cellular, and molecular pharmacology for publication as Reviews, Full Papers or Short Communications. Short Communications are short research article intended to provide novel and exciting pharmacological findings. Manuscripts concerning descriptive case reports, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies without pharmacological mechanism and dose-response determinations are not acceptable and will be rejected without peer review. The ethnopharmacological studies are also out of the scope of this journal. Furthermore, JPS does not publish work on the actions of biological extracts unknown chemical composition.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology93.3%Medicine91.7%Chemistry89.8%Internal medicine86.8%Biochemistry82.1%Genetics80.4%Endocrinology63.9%Pharmacology47.3%Psychology44.3%Receptor44.2%Organic chemistry40.7%Cell biology39.1%Neuroscience35%Physics33.4%Gene27%Pathology26.4%Nuclear magnetic resonance24.4%Immunology23.7%Psychiatry23.6%Enzyme23.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,869Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996, 2000, 2003-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.891

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
106

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.05

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,209 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations909
3-Year Documents274
Citable Documents271

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 Rate35.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Molecular MedicineQ2
PharmacologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Japanese Pharmacological Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2003
Editorial Address
JAPANESE PHARMACOLOGICAL SOC, EDITORIAL OFF, KANTOHYA BLDG GOKOMACHI-EBISUGAWA NAKAGYO-KU, KYOTO, JAPAN,604
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
181/356Q3
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
127/356Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5011
20252.9116292
2024383425
20233.577665
20223.578961,063
20213.3371222,218
20202.8351272,779
20192.4391372,910
20182.5751583,732
2017—1322,862
2016—1202,949
2015—1373,869
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

WoS Q3
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01