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Top 10 Open Access Pharmacology & Pharmacy Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Pharmacology & Pharmacy journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
AP
JIF 14.6
Q1
Open

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B is a monthly English-language peer-reviewed journal that publishes significant original research articles, rapid communications, and high quality reviews across pharmaceutical sciences, including pharmacology, pharmaceutics, medicin...

Identifiers

ISSN 2211-3835
eISSN 2211-3843

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 2600 for Full Length Articles and Reviews; USD 2000 for Short Articles, excluding taxes.

Publishing Timeline

6 days submission to first decision; 38 days submission to decision after review; 210 days submission to acceptance; 5 days acceptance to online publication
#2
AR
JIF 13.1
Q1
Open

Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology covers significant developments in pharmacology and toxicology, including receptors, transporters, enzymes, chemical agents, drug development science, physiological systems such as the immune, central and autonomic...

Identifiers

ISSN 0362-1642
eISSN 1545-4304
#3
PR
JIF 10.5
Q1
Open

Pharmacological Research is an IUPHAR-affiliated journal that publishes cutting-edge articles in biomedical sciences across molecular, biochemical, translational, and clinical pharmacology, including clinical trials. The journal covers a broad range of topics...

Identifiers

ISSN 1043-6618
eISSN 1096-1186

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 4510 excluding taxes for all articles.

Publishing Timeline

1 day submission to first decision; 31 days submission to decision after review; 73 days submission to acceptance; 2 days acceptance to online publication
#4
JO
JIF 8.9
Q1
Open

Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis (JPA), launched in 2011, is an official journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University. It is a monthly peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original research articles, review papers, short communications, news, research hi...

Identifiers

ISSN 2095-1779
eISSN 2214-0883

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 1950 for Full Length Articles and Reviews; USD 975 for Short Communications, excluding taxes.

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 153 days submission to acceptance
#5
B&
JIF 7.5
Q1
Open

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes full-length original research reports, reviews, preliminary communications, and letters to the editor in clinical and basic medicine and pharmacology, including areas such as cancer, n...

Identifiers

ISSN 0753-3322
eISSN 1950-6007

Publication Cost

USD 3610 excluding taxes APC for all articles

Publishing Timeline

2 days submission to first decision; 40 days submission to decision after review; 77 days submission to acceptance; 6 days acceptance to online publication
#6
Ne

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 6.9
Q1
Open

Neurotherapeutics is the official journal of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT). It publishes critical reviews on important topics relating to the treatment of neurological disorders and original research articles in translational...

Identifiers

ISSN 1933-7213
eISSN 1878-7479

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 3900 excluding taxes for all articles; corresponding authors who are members of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) are eligible for a 30% discount.

Publishing Timeline

2 days submission to first decision; 91 days submission to acceptance
#7
IJ
JIF 6.4
Q1
Open

International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X is a gold open access journal for pharmaceutical scientists focused on the physical, chemical and biological properties of devices and delivery systems for drugs, vaccines and biologicals, including their design, manuf...

Identifiers

eISSN 2590-1567

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 2850 for Full Length Articles and Reviews; USD 2270 for Mini Reviews, excluding taxes.

Publishing Timeline

2 days submission to first decision; 29 days submission to decision after review; 82 days submission to acceptance; 2 days acceptance to online publication
#8
EH
JIF 6.1
Q1
Open

European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy is an ESC Publications journal focused on cardiovascular medicine and pharmacology. It became fully Open Access from January 2025, with all accepted submissions from 3 September 2024 publishing under an O...

Identifiers

ISSN 2055-6837
eISSN 2055-6845

Publication Cost

An Article Processing Charge may be payable for accepted submissions publishing in the 2025 volume; the journal has no submission fees, offers a 20% APC discount for eligible ESC members, and partial or full waivers may be available for corresponding authors in eligible LMIC countries.

Publishing Timeline

First decision within an average of 9 days; accepted manuscripts published on Advance Access within 2 days of receipt at OUP if the licence is signed promptly.
#9
CM

BioMed Central

JIF 5.7
Q1
Open

Chinese Medicine is an open access journal publishing evidence-based, scientifically justified research and review papers in all aspects of Chinese medicine, including chemistry, biology, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, engineering, clinical applications and soci...

Identifiers

ISSN 1749-8546
eISSN 1749-8546

Publication Cost

APC: £2290.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2590.00 EUR; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 8 days
#10
Ph
Pharmaceutics

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

JIF 5.5
Q1
Open

Pharmaceutics is a peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics, published monthly online by MDPI. It is affiliated with the Spanish Society of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology (SEFIG), Pharm...

Identifiers

eISSN 1999-4923

Publication Cost

CHF 2900 article processing charge for papers accepted after peer review, plus local VAT or sales tax if applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Publication time metrics are provided for submission to first decision and acceptance to publication.
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