Journal profile · Pharmacology & Pharmacy
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
ISSN 0306-5251 · eISSN 1365-2125 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1974
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,780; median 125 days to acceptance (165 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 479 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Pharmaceutical studies and practices and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pharmacology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The <em>British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology</em> is a leading international clinical pharmacology journal published by the British Pharmacological Society.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.5%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine8.7%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine5.7%
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesMedicine5.5%
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicine5.1%
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.6%
- Pharmacology and Obesity TreatmentMedicine4.2%
- Drug Transport and Resistance MechanismsMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 3 |
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
- 3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131LetPub ·
- h-index
- 222OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,662OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 358LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 403Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 3,228,599Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,180 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 428 | 320 | 163 |
| 2025 | 479 | 356 | 1,111 |
| 2024 | 399 | 324 | 1,885 |
| 2023 | 353 | 317 | 3,081 |
| 2022 | 459 | 356 | 5,849 |
| 2021 | 504 | 380 | 9,076 |
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
125 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 181 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (165 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 165 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,003 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 116 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
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 4,780 / EUR 4,100 / GBP 3,400 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1974
- ISSN
- 0306-5251
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2125
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
What CAS zone is British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Pharmacology & Pharmacy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 222.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology?
Based on the dates recorded on 165 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 125 days (interquartile range 73–181 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (2025). 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 British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,780.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .