Journal profile · Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
ISSN 0009-2363 · eISSN 1347-5223 · Pharmaceutical Society of Japan · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1958
CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.53; fully open access; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 157 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CHEMICAL & 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 Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Organic Chemistry. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The CPB covers various chemical topics in the pharmaceutical and health sciences fields dealing with biologically active compounds, natural products, and medicines, while BPB deals with a wide range of biological topics in the pharmaceutical and health sciences fields including scientific research from basic to clinical studies. For details of their respective scopes, please refer to the submission topic categories below. Topics: Organic chemistry In silico science Inorganic chemistry Pharmacognosy Health statistics Forensic science Biochemistry Pharmacology Pharmaceutical care and science Medicinal chemistry Analytical chemistry Physical pharmacy Natural product chemistry Toxicology Environmental science Molecular and cellular biology Biopharmacy and pharmacokinetics Pharmaceutical education Chemical biology Physical chemistry Pharmaceutical engineering Epidemiology Hygiene Regulatory science Immunology and microbiology Clinical pharmacy Miscellaneous.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry7.9%
- Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsChemistry6.7%
- Synthesis and Reactions of Organic CompoundsChemistry6.7%
- Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Synthesis and Biological EvaluationChemistry5.5%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry4.9%
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 | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 1.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,389OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 146LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29,161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 90 | 9 |
| 2025 | 157 | 157 | 189 |
| 2024 | 152 | 152 | 457 |
| 2023 | 124 | 124 | 501 |
| 2022 | 134 | 134 | 812 |
| 2021 | 158 | 158 | 1,316 |
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 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and specified conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0009-2363
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-5223
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
What CAS zone is CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Chemistry, Medicinal / Chemistry, Multidisciplinary / 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 CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.53; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 142.
How long does peer review take at CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN open access, and what is the APC?
CHEMICAL & 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .