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Current Opinion In Pharmacology

Current Opinion in Pharmacology publishes authoritative, comprehensive, and systematic reviews that synthesize current advances in pharmacology and drug discovery. The journal covers a broad range of human systems and particularly welcomes submissions related to cancer, immunomodulation, anti-infectives, metabolic disorders, neurological and psychiatric disorders, emerging technologies, and gender and aging. It supports both invited submissions and a spontaneous submission option through the General Pharmacology submission portal.

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Subject Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor 4.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1471-4892
eISSN 1471-4973
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range USD 3910 excl. taxes for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription publication.

Submission Instructions

Current Opinion In Pharmacology is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Short Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Short Reviews must be limited to 2500 words excluding abstract, references, and figure captions. Short Reviews should present the most important recent developments in the subject, focusing on the last 2 years and providing short annotations to notable papers from the previous year. Short Reviews must include 1 to 7 keywords in English, a declaration statement before the references if generative AI tools were used in manuscript preparation, and the exact text “References and recommended reading. Papers of particular interest, published within the period of review, have been highlighted as: * of special interest ** of outstanding interest” under the reference section.
References Short Reviews should include approximately 50 references, with self-citations not exceeding 20% of the total. References must use a numbered style with citations indicated by numbers in square brackets. References must be numbered in order of appearance, list the first 6 authors followed by 'et al.' when there are more than 6, include at least 10% annotated papers marked * or ** from the past 2 years with annotations only in the reference list, and use LTWA journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Short Reviews must include no more than 4 tables or figures in total and must include at least one figure. Figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript, while tables must be submitted as editable text. All figures and tables must be cited in the manuscript text, numbered according to appearance, and provided with captions.
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Editorial Overview

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must begin with a short overview introducing the reviews and drawing attention to particularly interesting developments. Manuscript must include 1 to 7 keywords in English and, if generative AI tools were used in manuscript preparation, a declaration statement in a new section before the references list.
References References must be cited as numbers in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered in the order cited in the text, list the first 6 authors followed by 'et al.' when there are more than 6 authors, and use journal name abbreviations according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables Tables must be included as editable text and figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. Tables must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and include captions, and all artwork must be cited in the text and include captions.
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Frequently asked questions

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Proof corrections are requested within two days.

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Open access APC: USD 3910 excluding taxes. Subscription publication: no open access publication fee.

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