Journal profile
Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University
ISSN 1110-0931 · eISSN 2090-9101 · Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University · Egypt
Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University is published by Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Plant Research and Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting, together about 34.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University (B-FOPCU) The scope of the journal extends from drug design, discovery, analysis and formulation to its experimental and clinical application including conventional drugs, vaccines, stem cells, gene-based and gene-editing therapies. More specifically, the Journal publishes articles on medicinal and organic chemistry, drug discovery and design, pharmaceutical and environmental analytical chemistry, pharmacognosy and natural products, pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology, pharmacokinetics and drug delivery, pharmacology and pharmacogenomics, clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapeutics, toxicology, microbiology and immunology, pharmaceutical and plant biotechnology as well as biochemistry and cellular biology. Article types include full-length articles and review articles. Keywords for Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University (B-FOPCU) include but are not limited to: Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Technology Natural Products and Phytochemistry Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Biochemistry Microbiology and Immunology The Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University (B-FOPCU) aims to deliver the most innovative ideas to scientists and health care professionals worldwide via fast track open-access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ghada Ahmed AbdelbaryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Egypt 16, United States 5, United Kingdom 2, United Arab Emirates 2, Germany 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry15.8%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.9%
- Pharmaceutical Quality and CounterfeitingMedicine9.2%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.6%
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.1%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry4.6%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry4.6%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine4.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 291 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 210 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 381 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 510 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 582 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 610 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 619 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License Model summary
Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 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
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1110-0931
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-9101
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; 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 Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (16), United States (5) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .