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Frontiers in Pharmacology is a pharmacology and pharmacy journal that explores interactions between chemicals and living beings and advances pharmacological discoveries to prevent and treat human disease.
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Subject
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor
4.8
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
eISSN
1663-9812
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
CHF 3,150 for A-Type Articles; CHF 2,500 for B-Type Articles.
Submission Instructions
Frontiers In Pharmacology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Original Research
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be structured and presented as a single paragraph.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should be organized into Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion, and the Introduction should have no subheadings. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords and any use of generative AI for written or visual content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section when applicable, including the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with author given names abbreviated to initials, include the DOI when available, and ensure every reference is cited in the text, figures, or tables and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable source form. All figures and images must include alternative text, multi-panel figures should use labeled panels such as (A), (B), and each figure or table must be cited in numerical order in the text.
Systematic Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be structured in a single paragraph.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should be organized into Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, with the Methods section including study design, participants, interventions, comparators, systematic review protocol, search strategy, data sources, study selection and data extraction, and data analysis, and the Discussion section including a summary of main findings, limitations, and conclusions. Manuscript must clearly define the research question using PICOS, include funding information, include at least five and no more than eight keywords, and disclose any generative AI use in the acknowledgements or methods with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with initials for given names and DOI when available, and must not include unpublished material, submitted manuscripts, or personal communications.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually and tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, tables must be inserted at the end of the manuscript in editable form, and all figures or images must include alternative text.
Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should be organized into Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion. The first page must state the manuscript word count and the number of figures and tables, include 5 to 8 keywords, and disclose any generative AI use in the acknowledgements or methods with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
References must follow the journal reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors’ given names abbreviated to initials and DOI when available, and Review articles must not cite unpublished material or personal communications.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable source form rather than as figures. Each figure and table must be cited in numerical order in the text, and all figures or images must include alternative text.
Mini Review
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript should be organized into Abstract, Introduction, subject-relevant subsections, and Discussion, and it must discuss different schools of thought or controversies, current research gaps, and potential future developments in the field. The first page must state the manuscript word count and the number of figures and tables, include 5 to 8 keywords, and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements or methods section with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors' given names abbreviated to initials and DOI when available, and must not include unpublished material or personal communications.
Figures & Tables
Mini Review articles may include no more than 2 figures or tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end. All figures require alternative text and any multi-panel figure must use labeled panels such as (A), (B), and tables must be provided in editable source form rather than as figures.
Policy And Practice Reviews
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should be organized into Abstract, Introduction, sections on assessment of policy or guideline options and implications, Actionable Recommendations, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements section or in the methods section if applicable, including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors' given names abbreviated to initials, include DOIs when available, and ensure every in-text, figure, or table citation appears in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, and tables must be directly inserted into the manuscript. Figures must be cited in numerical order and include alternative text, and tables must be provided in editable source form rather than as figures.
Clinical Trial
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured in a single paragraph. Abstract must include the clinical trial registry number.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should be formatted with the sections Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include at least five and no more than eight keywords, and any use of generative AI for written or visual content must be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section and in the Methods section if applicable with the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with author given names abbreviated to initials, include DOIs when available, and ensure every in-text citation appears in the reference list and every reference list item is cited in the text, figures, or tables.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually and figure captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable source form rather than submitted as figures. All figures and tables must be cited in the text in numerical order, figures with multiple panels must use labels such as (A), (B), and figure alternative text must be provided.
Case Report
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured and included as a section in the manuscript.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript should be formatted with the sections Abstract, Introduction, Case description, a figure or table timeline of relevant episode-of-care data, Diagnostic assessment/therapeutic intervention details/follow-up and outcomes, Discussion, and Patient perspective. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords, indicate the word count and number of figures and tables on the first page, and disclose any generative AI use in the acknowledgements or methods with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
References must follow the journal reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors' given names abbreviated to initials, and include DOIs when available.
Figures & Tables
Case Report articles may contain no more than 4 display items in total, including figures, tables, or videos. Figures must be submitted individually with captions at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end in editable form. A figure or table presenting a timeline with relevant data from the episode of care must be included.
Community Case Study
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be structured in a single paragraph. Abstract is a required section of the manuscript.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 5,000 words. Manuscript should be organized as Abstract, Introduction, Context, detail to understand key programmatic elements, Discussion, and acknowledgment of conceptual or methodological constraints. Manuscript must include 5 to 8 keywords and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section if applicable, including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style and list the first six authors followed by et al., with authors' given names abbreviated to initials and DOI included when available.
Figures & Tables
Community Case Study articles may include no more than 5 figures or tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually and tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, table captions must appear immediately before the table, and alternative text must be included with all figures or images.
Data Report
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must be structured in a single paragraph, for example following IMRAD format.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript should use the sections Introduction, Methods used to collect the data, and relevant subsections, and it must not include Results or Discussion. Manuscript must include the dataset name, the database or repository where the dataset was submitted, the confidential peer-review link to the dataset to be replaced with a public link before publication, and an acknowledgment of any generative AI use in the acknowledgments or methods section with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style and list the first six authors followed by et al., with authors' given names abbreviated to initials and DOI included when available.
Figures & Tables
Data Report articles may contain no more than 2 figures or tables. Figures must be submitted individually and captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end. All figures or images must include alternative text.
Brief Research Report
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words. Manuscript should be organized into the sections Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion. The first page must state the manuscript word count and the number of figures and tables, include 5 to 8 keywords, and acknowledge any use of generative AI in the acknowledgements section and in the methods section when applicable with the tool name, version, model, and source.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors' given names abbreviated to initials, include DOIs when available, and ensure every in-text citation appears in the reference list and every reference list item is cited in the text, figures, or tables.
Figures & Tables
Brief Research Report articles may include no more than 4 figures or tables in total. Figures must be submitted individually and tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript at the end. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript and table captions must appear immediately before each table.
Technology And Code
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured as a single paragraph.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript should be organized into the sections Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion, with the Method section including any code description, the Results section including examples of use and limitations, and the Discussion section including scalability and limitations. Manuscript must include the project link, operating system, programming language, any restrictions for non-academic use, at least five and no more than eight keywords, and an acknowledgment of any generative AI use including the name, version, model, and source of the tool.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors' given names abbreviated to initials, include DOIs when available, and ensure every in-text citation appears in the reference list and every reference list item is cited in the text, figures, or tables.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be submitted individually and tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript. Figure captions must be placed at the end of the manuscript, table captions must be placed immediately before the tables, and alternative text must be included with all figures or images.
Fair² Data
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract should be structured in a single paragraph, for example following IMRAD format.
Manuscript
Manuscript must not exceed 12,000 words. Manuscript must include at least five and no more than eight keywords, acknowledge any generative AI use in the acknowledgements and methods where applicable with the tool name, version, model, and source, and indicate the manuscript word count and number of figures and tables on the first page.
References
References must follow the journal's reference style, list the first six authors followed by et al. with authors' given names abbreviated to initials and DOI when available, and ensure all cited items appear in the reference list and all listed items are cited in the text, figures, or tables.
Figures & Tables
Fair² Data articles may include a maximum combined total of 15 figures or tables. Figures must be submitted individually with captions placed at the end of the manuscript, while tables must be inserted directly into the manuscript. All figures or images must include alternative text.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Reviewers are requested to complete their reports within 7 days after accepting the invitation.
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A traditional cover letter is not permitted. Authors must prepare a 200-word contribution-to-the-field statement during submission.
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Article processing charges are CHF 3,150 for A-Type Articles and CHF 2,500 for B-Type Articles. Discounts or full or partial support may be available through institutional partnerships or for eligible authors with insufficient funding.
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