Journal profile · Pharmacology & Pharmacy
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
ISSN 1079-2082 · eISSN 1535-2900 · American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly · Founded 1995
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,448; median 92 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 373 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy is published by American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Pharmacy and Medical Practices and Pharmaceutical studies and practices, together about 58.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pharmacology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy is the official publication of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. It publishes contemporary
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine29.2%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics18.1%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine10.8%
- Safe Handling of Antineoplastic DrugsHealth Professions5.1%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions3.8%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,229OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 180LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 32,153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 309 | 31 | 40 |
| 2025 | 373 | 49 | 500 |
| 2024 | 400 | 57 | 1,053 |
| 2023 | 344 | 46 | 1,084 |
| 2022 | 384 | 53 | 2,007 |
| 2021 | 503 | 163 | 3,570 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 91 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (858 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,448 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1079-2082
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-2900
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 83, Issue 18 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
What CAS zone is American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pharmacology & Pharmacy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 146.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 70–130 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,448.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .