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Pharmaceutical Medicine

Pharmaceutical Medicine is a hybrid journal covering the multidisciplinary specialty of pharmaceutical medicine, including scientific, medical, regulatory, and ethical activities in the discovery, development, evaluation, registration, and monitoring of medicines, clinical trials, and drug development. It publishes peer-reviewed original research and review articles spanning new active substance identification, product development and licensing, and the monitoring of medicinal product use in clinical practice.

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Subject Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor 4.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1178-2595
eISSN 1179-1993
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4590.00 USD / €3490.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC charges apply.

Submission Instructions

Pharmaceutical Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must state the article type, explain why the paper is important and of interest to the journal’s readership, briefly describe what the review covers, and include any other pertinent information.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Review Article manuscript should be up to 8000 words, excluding the abstract, references, figure legends, and table captions. Manuscript must include a disclosure statement, a statement specifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted or critically revised the work, relevant declarations under the heading "Statements and Declarations," two to three short bullet points under the heading "Key Points," and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References There is no limit on the number of references. References must use numbered citations in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only cited works that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables There is no limit on the number of figures or tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately from the text. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a caption, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must state the article type, explain the paper’s importance and relevance to the journal’s readership, briefly describe the review content or findings, and include any other pertinent information. The cover letter must state the article type, outline why the paper is important, briefly describe what the review covers or what the study found, explain why it would interest the journal’s readership, and include any other pertinent information.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words, but for Systematic Reviews it may be increased up to 450 words if needed.
Manuscript Systematic Reviews should have a word count up to 10,000 words, excluding the abstract, references, figure legends, and table captions. The manuscript must document any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available, include relevant declarations under 'Statements and Declarations,' and include two to three non-technical bullet points under the heading 'Key Points'.
References There is no limit on the number of references. References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets, listed consecutively in numbered order, include only works cited in the text that are published or accepted for publication, and provide full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables There is no limit on the number of figures or tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. A completed study flowchart must be provided, and each table and figure must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and accompanied by a caption.
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Original Research

Cover Letter A covering letter is required. The covering letter must state the article type, explain why the paper is important and of interest to the journal’s readership, summarize what was found in the study, and include any other pertinent information.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words, but may be increased to 450 words if the topic dictates. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 6000 words, excluding the abstract, references, figure legends, and table captions. Manuscript must include relevant statements under the heading "Statements and Declarations," document any large language model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative, provide two to three non-technical Key Points after the abstract, and include a disclosure statement.
References There is no limit on the number of references. References must use numbered citations in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with DOI links provided when available.
Figures & Tables There is no limit on the number of figures or tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, with each table and figure accompanied by a caption.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must state the article type, explain the paper's importance and relevance to the journal's readership, briefly describe the review or findings, and include any other pertinent information. The cover letter must state the article type, outline why the paper is important, briefly describe what the review covers or what the study found, explain why the paper would interest the journal's readership, and include any other pertinent information.
Abstract Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Letters To The Editor should not exceed 1000 words. The manuscript must document any use of a large language model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is present, include relevant declarations under the heading "Statements and Declarations," and provide two to three Key Points bullet points in non-technical language.
References There is no limit on the number of references. References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. The reference list must include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, be numbered consecutively, include full DOI links when available, and use standard journal title abbreviations or the full journal title if unsure.
Figures & Tables There is no limit on the number of figures or tables. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately from the text. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, each figure must have a concise caption included in the manuscript text file rather than the figure file, and figure captions must not appear within the illustrations.
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Research Letter

Cover Letter A cover letter is required and must state the article type, explain the paper's importance and relevance to the journal's readership, briefly describe the review or study findings, and include any other pertinent information. The cover letter must state the article type, outline why the paper is important, briefly describe what the review covers or what the study found, explain why the paper would interest the journal’s readership, and include any other pertinent information.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Research Letter manuscript must be up to 1500 words, excluding the abstract, references, figure legends, and table captions. The manuscript must document any use of a large language model in the Methods section or a suitable alternative section, include relevant declarations under the heading "Statements and Declarations," and provide two to three short bullet points under the heading "Key Points."
References Research Letters may include up to 10 references. References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed consecutively in a numbered reference list including only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication.
Figures & Tables Research Letters may include up to 2 tables or figures. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately from the text. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a caption.
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Recent Publications

An Expert Consensus-Based Review of Considerations for Developing a Quality Management System Framework for Studies Utilising Secondary Data for Real-World Evidence Generation

Deborah Layton, Antonella Porta, Dony Patel, Darmendra Ramcharran, Yola Moride, Andrea Splendiani, Tzuyung Douglas Kou, Efe Eworuke, Judit Riera-Arnau, Smitha Sreedharan, Susan A. Oliveria

10.1007/s40290-026-00609-x
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Regulating the Irregular: Phage Therapy and the Case for a Regulatory Sandbox Approach in Australia

Marco Rizzi, Stephen M. Stick, David G. Hancock, Anthony Kicic, Yuliya V. Karpievitch

10.1007/s40290-026-00614-0
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Optimising Formulations for Paediatric Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders: The Case Study of Levocarnitine

Stephen Tomlin, Chris Mühlhausen, Andriy Krendyukov, Anibh Martin Das

10.1007/s40290-026-00611-3
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Changes in Saccadic Hypometria over Time to Monitor Parkinson’s Disease Progression

Edmund Ben-Ami, Eitan Raveh, Eran Harpaz, Igal Riklin, Tali Band, Tanya Gurevich, Roy N. Alcalay, Pablo Mir, Michelle H. S. Tosin, Christopher G. Goetz, Olivier Rascol

10.1007/s40290-026-00612-2
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Association Between Survival Benefits of Anticancer Drugs and Probability of US Food and Drug Administration Approval: A Systematic Review

Koji Ishizuka, Shunsuke Ono

10.1007/s40290-026-00606-0
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A covering letter should be included with submission. It should provide the article type, why the paper is important, a brief description of the review or study findings, why the paper would interest the journal’s readership, and any other pertinent information. Previous editorial or referee comments from an earlier submission to another journal should also be provided when applicable.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £3090.00 GBP / $4590.00 USD / €3490.00 EUR. Subscription publishing has no APC charges.

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Research Topics

Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare Science, Research, and Medicine Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting Ethics in Clinical Research Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Computational Drug Discovery Methods Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Health and Medical Research Impacts Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Biotechnology and Related Fields Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Intellectual Property and Patents Healthcare cost, quality, practices Clinical practice guidelines implementation Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions Medication Adherence and Compliance Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Animal testing and alternatives

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