Journal profile · Pharmacology & Pharmacy
BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
ISSN 0918-6158 · eISSN 1347-5215 · Pharmaceutical Society of Japan · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1993
BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; fully open access; review about 2.4 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 81.66%; 250 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN is published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 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 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The BPB covers various biological topics in the pharmaceutical and health sciences fields including scientific research from basic to clinical studies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Drug Transport and Resistance MechanismsMedicine8.7%
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8.5%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.7%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience4.7%
- Ginseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.7%
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 4 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,790OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 233LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,416 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185 | 185 | 39 |
| 2025 | 250 | 250 | 391 |
| 2024 | 256 | 256 | 856 |
| 2023 | 254 | 254 | 1,288 |
| 2022 | 258 | 258 | 2,019 |
| 2021 | 254 | 254 | 2,519 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2.4 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 81.66%LetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Submission topic categories listed on the page Model summary
For details of their respective scopes, please refer to the submission topic categories below.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0918-6158
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-5215
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
What CAS zone is BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN 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 BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 155.
How long does peer review take at BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN?
Authors report an average review time of about 2.4 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 81.66%”. 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 BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN open access, and what is the APC?
BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .