Journal profile · Health Professions-Pharmacy
Borneo Journal of Pharmacy
ISSN 2621-4814 · Institute for Researches and Community Services Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya · Indonesia
Borneo Journal of Pharmacy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 236 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Borneo Journal of Pharmacy is published by Institute for Researches and Community Services Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Pharmacy and Medical Practices and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Borneo Journal of Pharmacy is an international scientific journal published four times a year (in February, May, August, and November) onward February 2020 by the Institute for Research and Community Services Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya. Borneo Journal of Pharmacy accepts scientific articles as original research articles, short communication, reviews, and mini-reviews from anyone without any discrimination, as long as they submit articles that meet scientific principles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Pharmacy
Editor-in-chief Mohammad RizkiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Indonesia 7, India 3, Iraq 2, Mainland China 1, Malaysia 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.5%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6.9%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science6%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | Q3 | 28/52 | — |
| Pharmacology (medical) | Q3 | 208/278 | — |
| Pharmacology | Q4 | 261/328 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 361 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 119 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 176 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 192 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 175 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 120 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 72 |
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 Crossref · to
236 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 129 days – 370 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 260 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- editorialCover, Content, and Editorial Note from Borneo J Pharm Vol. 9 No. 2 June 2026 Translating Bioactive Chemistry into Clinical Stewardship and Integrative Health P…Length not stated
- mini-reviewFour types of manuscripts are acceptable for publication: Original Research Articles, Short Communication, Review, and Mini-Review.Length not stated
- original research articlesFour types of manuscripts are acceptable for publication: Original Research Articles, Short Communication, Review, and Mini-Review.Length not stated
- reviewFour types of manuscripts are acceptable for publication: Original Research Articles, Short Communication, Review, and Mini-Review.Length not stated
- short communicationFour types of manuscripts are acceptable for publication: Original Research Articles, Short Communication, Review, and Mini-Review.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
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
- Institute for Researches and Community Services Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2621-4814
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Borneo Journal of Pharmacy
How long does peer review take at Borneo Journal of Pharmacy?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 236 days (interquartile range 129–370 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Borneo Journal of Pharmacy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Borneo Journal of Pharmacy based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (7), India (3) and Iraq (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Borneo Journal of Pharmacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Borneo Journal of Pharmacy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Borneo Journal of Pharmacy open access, and what is the APC?
Borneo Journal of Pharmacy is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .