Journal profile · HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Farmaceuticos Comunitarios
ISSN 1885-8619 · eISSN 2173-9218 · SEFAC · Spain
Farmaceuticos Comunitarios: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 144 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Farmaceuticos Comunitarios is published by SEFAC 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 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Pharmaceutical studies and practices and Medication Adherence and Compliance, together about 40.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Community pharmacy forms part of primary care in Spain. It often comprises the first point of contact with health system structures. It is therefore a cornerstone of the chain of care for citizens’ health in which it is perfectly superimposed because of the broad network of existing pharmacies and its immediate accessibility by end users. Within the biomedical sciences, research in the field of pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, use of medicines by patients and their outcomes in the resolution or improvement of their diseases and health problems takes on a fundamental importance to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and efficiency of the therapeutic means made accessible to users. The journal FARMACÉUTICOS COMUNITARIOS was created for this purpose. From the outset, it is the first Spanish publication of original papers and review papers to collect and disseminate scientific production from studies performed in or from community pharmacies in the field of pharmacotherapy and its outcomes on the health and wellbeing of patients as well as pharmaceutical professional services. The journal also accepts multidisciplinary works from other fields of pharmacy or other health professionals, which provide knowledge, experiences or novelties in the field of pharmacy and pharmacotherapy in terms of the relationship with the community pharmacy. FARMACÉUTICOS COMUNITARIOS is the journal specialized in community pharmacy, a health sector with a major lack of scientific journals. The authors are mostly pharmacists who practice their profession in community pharmacy, although there are 30% of authors from other fields and qualifications. Most are Spanish, but there are also international authors. The journal publishes mainly original research papers in or from community pharmacy. Case studies, reviews, collaborations and consensuses are also published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Salar IbáñezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, Germany 1, Portugal 1, Colombia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine24.4%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine8.3%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine7.9%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions7.5%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions5.4%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine4.4%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
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 | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 25Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,185 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 2 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 12 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 19 |
| 2023 | 121 | 121 | 49 |
| 2022 | 360 | 360 | 50 |
| 2021 | 201 | 201 | 28 |
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
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 114 days – 193 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (71 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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- casos clínicosCasos clínicos Abordaje integral de un paciente crónico en farmacia comunitaria: impacto de la Gestión Integral de la Medicación en resultados en salud y calida…Length not stated
- colaboracionesColaboraciones Diseño de un protocolo farmacéutico para la evaluación de productos fitoterápicos Parra-Astorgano L, Prats R, Villegas I, Busto I, Morales C, Roi…Length not stated
- editorialEditorial De la voluntariedad a los procedimientos: la comunicación que necesitan nuestros pacientes Baixauli VJ.Length not stated
- originalesOriginales Relevancia clínica de las interacciones fármaco–fármaco mediadas por el citocromo P450 en pacientes ancianos hospitalizados: implicaciones para la fa…Length not stated
- proyectosProyectos Desgaste profesional (burnout) en los farmacéuticos comunitarios gallegos Andrés-Rodríguez NF, Busto-Domínguez I, Mera-Gallego R, Mera I, Guisado B, L…Length not stated
- revisionesRevisiones Derribando mitos sobre el estreñimiento. Lo que el farmacéutico comunitario debe saber Díaz C.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review
At least two external reviewers per manuscript. Model summary
Manuscripts submitted for publication will be reviewed by at least two reviewers external to the Editorial Board
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening policy in place. Model summary
The journal runs a policy to screen for plagiarism.
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
- SEFAC
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1885-8619
- Electronic ISSN
- 2173-9218
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Farmaceuticos Comunitarios
What CAS zone is Farmaceuticos Comunitarios in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Farmaceuticos Comunitarios is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Policy & Services. 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 Farmaceuticos Comunitarios?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 114–193 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Farmaceuticos Comunitarios based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4), Germany (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Farmaceuticos Comunitarios?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Farmaceuticos Comunitarios is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Farmaceuticos Comunitarios open access, and what is the APC?
Farmaceuticos Comunitarios 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .