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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,672CAS 2区Hybrid

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Abbreviation (ISO):ARCH. PHARMACAL RES
Country: South Korea•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.84•SCImago Rank: #1,672•Identifier (ISSN):0253-6269(Print)/1976-3786(Online)•Articles / Year: 71•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,568 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8.2
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
75

75 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate7.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
71articles/year
10.43% Gold OA•55% 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: 8.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.2)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
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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: 6.7)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.01)
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20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.946)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.934)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.458)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.33)
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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

Archives of Pharmacal Research is the official journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea and has been published since 1976. Archives of Pharmacal Research is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the publication of original scientific research papers and reviews in the fields of drug discovery, drug development, and drug actions with a view to providing fundamental and novel information on drugs and drug candidates.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Chemistry97.7%Biology96.6%Biochemistry85.1%Medicine83.4%Organic chemistry71.5%Genetics69.7%Internal medicine59%Physics45.9%Pharmacology42.3%Endocrinology38.1%Nuclear magnetic resonance32.4%Stereochemistry28.8%In vitro28.5%Enzyme26.1%Chromatography24.5%Pathology23.3%Immunology22.5%Psychology21.2%Gene20.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,672Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1978-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.84

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
118

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.64

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,568 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,440
3-Year Documents156
Citable Documents156

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 Rate40.3%

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
Molecular MedicineQ1
Organic ChemistryQ1

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):
1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
Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1978
Editorial Address
PHARMACEUTICAL SOC KOREA, 1489-3 SUHCHO-DONG, SUHCHO-KU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 137-071
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCRSCIE
5/72Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
20/356Q1
CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL
JCISCIE
9/72Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
39/356Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4239
20257.563462
20246.946765
20236.7581,434
20226.01571,962
20214.946682,949
20202.934974,149
20192.458994,038
20182.33982,663
2017—1264,248
2016—1774,883
2015—1605,040
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Archives of Pharmacal Research

WoS Q1
1469201820192020202120222023202420257.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:7.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.2%

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