Journal profile
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy
ISSN 2155-0417 · University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing · United States
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Innovations in Pharmacy is closed for submissions. Thank you to our readers, authors, reviewers and editors, as well as U of M Publishing Services, for supporting 16 years of publishing! Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy is published by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
INNOVATIONS in pharmacy is a peer-reviewed, quarterly publication. Therefore, we encourage the submission of manuscripts that posit new ideas and new ways for addressing both challenges and opportunities in pharmacy practice, education, and policy. We especially encourage manuscripts that will alter perceptions, shift expectations or change the way we approach pharmacy practice, education or policy. INNOVATIONS in pharmacy is an open-access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. In addition, we support Creative Commons licensing. If an article is licensed under a Creative Commons license, the article may be reused in accordance with the terms of that license. For permission for other uses or questions about use, please contact the individual authors. For all other questions, please contact the editors at schom010@umn.edu. Manuscripts accepted for publication are posted on the website immediately upon final acceptance. Every quarter (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall), an issue will be closed, and a table of contents for each issue will be prepared. A table of contents will be emailed when an issue becomes finalized. This journal follows the recommendations in the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). We also ask reviewers to follow the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. The journal does not accept advertising. Articles will be identified by the following topic areas: Community Engagement: scholarship that involves a researcher in a mutually beneficial partnership with the community Education: advancing teaching and learning methods with various audiences, including student pharmacists, residents, and graduate students. Formulary Evaluations: proposing and evaluating modern, scientific methods for determining the evidence base for the fair pricing and accessibility of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Leadership: creating ways for people to contribute to making extraordinary things happen Pharmacy Practice & Practice-Based Research: developing the professional roles of pharmacists; scholarship
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics32.9%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine13.4%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine11.2%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine4.6%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions3.2%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions2.2%
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
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 173OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 977 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 537 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 716 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 662 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 681 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 525 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | 524 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
Authors must declare conflicts of interest on the cover page. Model summary
Authors must declare any conflicts of interest that may affect the information, research, analysis, or interpretation presented in the work. The cover page of the work should disclose any conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest exists when professional judgment concerning a primary interest (such as the validity of the research) may be influenced by secondary interests (such as financial gai…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
IRB review required for research involving human subjects. Model summary
The author affirms that an Institutional Review Board (IRB) has reviewed research projects which involve human subjects to ensure that two broad standards are upheld: first, that subjects are not placed at undue risk; second, that they give uncoerced, informed consent to their participation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Use of Articles
Creative Commons Noncommercial Attribution (CC BY-NC 4.0) license; authors hold copyright. Model summary
All articles published in Innovations in Pharmacy are distributed with a Creative Commons Noncommercial Attribution (CC BY-NC 4.0) license meaning that authors hold the copyright to their work. This also means that users have the right to share or adapt the article, as long as the author(s) and source are cited and the use is for noncommercial purposes. Permission is not needed for these noncommer…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Immediate open access; no article processing fees. Model summary
Innovations in Pharmacy provides immediate open access to its content, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. This also means that Innovations in Pharmacy does not charge article processing fees. All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Noncommercial Attribution license (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy
Authors may self-archive in institutional or subject repositories, subject to CC license requirements. Model summary
The copyright of each article belongs to the author(s) and grants each author the right to deposit the article in their institutional repository or any suitable subject repository, provided they do not contravene the requirements of the CC license associated with the article.
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
- University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2155-0417
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy
How long does peer review take at INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Reference style: AMA; 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.
Which databases index INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy open access, and what is the APC?
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .