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Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (CPT), the flagship journal of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT), is a cross-disciplinary journal in experimental and clinical medicine devoted to publishing advances in the nature, action, efficacy, and evaluation of therapeutics.
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Subject
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor
5.5
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Hybrid
ISSN
0009-9236
eISSN
1532-6535
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
Open Access APC: $4,630 USD / £3,530 GBP / €3,940 EUR; Society Members receive 17% off the full APC.
Submission Instructions
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Article
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required for Article manuscripts. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be unstructured and must not include headers.
Manuscript
Article manuscripts must not exceed 4,000 words of text only. The manuscript should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Study Highlights, Acknowledgements, Author Contributions statement, References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Supplementary Material titles if included. Study Highlights must appear after the Discussion and stay under 150 words excluding the questions, and an Author Contributions section must appear before the References listing only the roles wrote the manuscript, designed the research, performed the research, analyzed the data, and, if applicable, contributed new reagents/analytical tools.
References
Article manuscripts must not exceed 50 references. References must be listed in citation order, include article titles, and list all authors unless there are more than 6, in which case only the first author should be given followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
Article manuscripts must not exceed 7 figures and tables combined. Tables should be placed after the references in the main text file, and figures must be uploaded separately with figure legends appearing after the references. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively in order of first citation, and multipart tables are not allowed.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis manuscripts. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be unstructured and must not include headers.
Manuscript
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis manuscripts must not exceed 8,000 words of text only. The manuscript should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Study Highlights, Acknowledgements, Author Contributions statement, References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Supplementary Material titles if included. A Study Highlights section under 150 words excluding the questions must appear after the Discussion, and an Author Contributions section listing only the allowed roles must appear before the References.
References
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis manuscripts must not exceed 100 references. References must be listed in citation order, include article titles, and list all authors unless there are more than 6, in which case only the first author should be followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses must not exceed 8 figures and tables combined. Tables must follow the references in the manuscript text, and figures must be uploaded separately as individual files with legends placed after the references. Tables must be numbered consecutively and may not use multipart labels such as Table 1a and 1b, and each table must have a brief title.
Meta-Analysis
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required for this article type. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and must not include headers.
Manuscript
Manuscript text must not exceed 8,000 words, excluding the title, references, tables, and figures. Manuscript should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Study Highlights, Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Supplementary Material titles if included. Study Highlights must appear after the Discussion and answer four specified questions in under 250 words, and an Author Contributions section must appear before the References listing only the permitted contribution roles, while any AI use must be credited in the acknowledgements or methods section.
References
References must not exceed 100. References must be numbered in order of citation, include article titles, list all authors unless there are more than 6 in which case only the first author followed by et al. is given, and include only published works or manuscripts in press.
Figures & Tables
The combined total of figures and tables must not exceed 8. Tables must be placed after the references in the main text file, while figures must be uploaded separately and figure legends must appear after the references. Tables must be numbered consecutively and may not use multipart labels such as Table 1a and 1b, and each figure must be submitted as an individual file with multipanel figures combined into a single file.
Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured. Abstract must not include headers.
Manuscript
Manuscript text must not exceed 8,000 words, excluding the title, references, tables, and figures. Text may use headings chosen by the authors, followed by Acknowledgements, References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Supplementary Material titles if included. The main text file must include the title page, unstructured abstract, keywords, body text, references, tables, and figure legends, and any AI use must be credited in the acknowledgements or methods section.
References
References must not exceed 100. References must be listed in citation order and include article titles, with all authors listed unless there are more than 6, in which case only the first author should be given followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
The combined total of figures and tables must not exceed 8. Tables must appear after the references in the manuscript, while figures must be uploaded separately and figure legends must appear after the references in the manuscript text. Tables must be numbered consecutively, may not use multipart labels such as Table 1a and 1b, and each table must have a brief title.
State Of The Art Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and contain no headers.
Manuscript
Manuscript text must not exceed 8,000 words, excluding the title, references, tables, and figures. The main text file must include the title page, unstructured abstract, keywords, body text, references, tables, and figure legends. Keywords must be included, and any use of artificial intelligence must be disclosed in the acknowledgements or methods section.
References
Reference list must not exceed 100 references, including citations appearing in tables and figures. References must be listed in citation order and include all authors up to 6, or the first author followed by et al when there are more than 6, with article titles included.
Figures & Tables
The combined total of figures and tables must not exceed 8. Tables must appear after the references in the manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately as individual files with figure legends placed after the references. Tables must be numbered consecutively and may not use multipart labels such as Table 1a and 1b.
Brief Report
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Brief Reports must include an unstructured abstract. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured with no headers.
Manuscript
Brief Report manuscripts must not exceed 2,000 words of text only. Manuscript should include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Study Highlights, Acknowledgements, Author Contributions, References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Supplementary Material titles if included. Study Highlights must appear after the Discussion and answer four specified questions in under 150 words excluding the questions, and an Author Contributions section must appear before the References listing only the roles wrote the manuscript, designed the research, performed the research, analyzed the data, and contributed new reagents/analytical tools where applicable.
References
Brief Reports must not exceed 25 references. References must be listed in citation order and include all authors up to 6, or the first author followed by et al. if there are more than 6, and article titles are required.
Figures & Tables
Brief Reports must not exceed 2 figures/tables. Tables should be placed after the references in the manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately with figure legends appearing after the references in the manuscript text. Tables must be numbered consecutively and not use multipart labels, and each figure must be provided as an individual file with multi-panel figures combined into one file.
Mini-Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract is required and must be unstructured. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured and must not include headers.
Manuscript
Manuscript must be 2,000-3,000 words of text only. Main text file must include the title page, an unstructured abstract, keywords, body text, references, tables, and figure legends. Manuscript must include keywords, and any use of artificial intelligence must be credited in the acknowledgements or methods section.
References
References must not exceed 25. References must be listed in the order cited, include article titles, include all authors up to 6 then the first author followed by et al. for more than 6, and include only published works or manuscripts in press in the reference list.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables must not exceed 4 in total. Tables must be placed after the references in the manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately with figure legends appearing after the references in the manuscript text. Tables must be numbered consecutively and not labeled as multipart tables, and each figure must be uploaded as an individual file with multiple panels combined into a single file.
Letter To The Editor
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract is not required for Letters To The Editor.
Manuscript
Manuscript text must not exceed 400 words. Letters To The Editor do not require an introduction.
References
Letters To The Editor must not exceed 5 references. References must be listed in the order cited in the text, include article titles, and list all authors up to 6 or only the first author followed by et al. when there are more than 6.
Figures & Tables
Letters To The Editor must not exceed 1 figure or table. Tables should be placed after the references, and figures must be uploaded separately with legends appearing after the references in the manuscript. Tables must be numbered consecutively with brief titles and no multipart tables.
Recent Publications
Payload‐Based Clinical Pharmacology Review of Approved Antibody–Drug Conjugates: Commonalities and Considerations for Streamlined Development
Sijie Lu, Qingqing Xiao, Lixuan Qian, Siyuan Sun, Zhu Zhou, Michael Z. Liao, Chunze Li
10.1002/cpt.70350
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How Drug–Drug Interaction Studies Inform Drug Labeling: A Survey of US Food and Drug Administration‐Approved New Molecular Entities from 1998 to 2022
Tyler Shugg, Ashley N. Springer, Yemi Gafari, Jason Xu, Patrick Marroum, Zeruesenay Desta, Nicholas R. Powell, Islam R. Younis
10.1002/cpt.70264
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Virtual Twin Approach Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Support Precision Dosing of Valproic Acid in Geriatric Patients
Yoo Jin Jang, Dong‐Gyu Heo, Eunjin Hong
10.1002/cpt.70345
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Strengthening Pharmacovigilance Reporting for Withdrawal Reactions to Support Deprescribing
Zakir Khan, Frank Moriarty
10.1002/cpt.70356
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Major Adverse Cardiac Events with Ondansetron: The Role of Observational Evidence to Inform Actionable Safer Prescribing in Cardio‐Oncology
Emanuel Raschi, Igor Diemberger, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Fabrizio De Ponti
10.1002/cpt.70357
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Median 11 days from submission to first decision, 87 days from submission to acceptance, and 23 days from acceptance to publication.
Reformat to Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A cover letter is part of the accepted file formats for submission. If there has been no IRB review of the study, this should be indicated in the cover letter. Video abstract attestations should be provided in a cover letter signed by the corresponding author.
Reformat to Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Open Access APC: $4,630 USD / £3,530 GBP / €3,940 EUR. Society Members receive 17% off the full APC.
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