Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY
ISSN 0008-4123 · Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 146 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY is published by Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists 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 Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Pharmaceutical studies and practices, together about 53.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics34.4%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine14.2%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine5.1%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions4.5%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4%
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcarePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.4%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions3.4%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 | 27/52 | 49th |
| Pharmacology (medical) | Q3 | 203/278 | 27th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 345OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,084 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 41 | 736 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 1,087 |
| 2024 | 76 | 76 | 1,099 |
| 2023 | 76 | 76 | 1,107 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 1,149 |
| 2021 | 68 | 67 | 1,200 |
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
146 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 221 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 125 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 286 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (114 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
- ISSN
- 0008-4123
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY
What CAS zone is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL 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.
How long does peer review take at CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 146 days (interquartile range 102–221 days). 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 CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .