Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
ISSN 0250-474X · eISSN 1998-3743 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · INDIA · Bimonthly
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: impact factor 0.23; fully open access; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, together about 36.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (IJPS) is a bi-monthly Journal, which publishes original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Drug Design, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacoeconomics, Drug Information, Patient Counselling, Adverse Drug Reactions Monitoring, Medication Errors, Medication Optimization, Medication Therapy Management, Cell Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Interest). The Journal publishes original research work either as a Full Research Paper or as a Short Communication. Review Articles on current topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences are also considered for publication by the Journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry16.3%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry10.5%
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.6%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry5.5%
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicine5.3%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine3.4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 22 October 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCISCIEWeb of ScienceEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, CNKI, Sherpa Romeo, ProQuest, OCLC, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), University Grants Commission, CABI full text, Scimago, Keepers, Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, UC Library, Santa Barbara
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
- 0.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,457OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 414LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,410 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 7 |
| 2024 | 499 | 499 | 140 |
| 2023 | 342 | 342 | 145 |
| 2022 | 410 | 410 | 550 |
| 2021 | 382 | 382 | 779 |
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)
- 75%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, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright © 2026 ijpsonline.com. All Rights Reserved. Model summary
Copyright © 2026 ijpsonline.com. All Rights Reserved.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submissions via EM system are redirected to the Online Manuscript Submission System; authors should submit directly to the Online Manuscript Submission System. Model summary
All submissions of the EM system will be redirected to Online Manuscript Submission System. Authors are requested to submit articles directly to Online Manuscript Submission System of respective journal.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0250-474X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3743
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.23; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI, SCIE, Web of Science, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 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: .