Journal profile · Pharmacology & Pharmacy
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
ISSN 0378-5173 · eISSN 1873-3476 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS · Biweekly · Founded 1978
International Journal of Pharmaceutics: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,650; median 79 days to acceptance (185 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 1,238 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Pharmaceutics is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pharmaceutical Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics15.4%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.6%
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.3%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science7%
- RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Crystallization and Solubility StudiesMaterials Science4.2%
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryMedicine4%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 5.96LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 190LetPub ·
- h-index
- 302OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20,044OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,189LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 27,900 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 826 | 348 | 404 |
| 2025 | 1,238 | 514 | 6,795 |
| 2024 | 1,240 | 499 | 15,418 |
| 2023 | 1,031 | 402 | 17,836 |
| 2022 | 1,011 | 352 | 22,702 |
| 2021 | 1,115 | 339 | 36,724 |
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
79 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 63 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (185 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 82 days
- Sample
- 185 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,562 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 2.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,650 / EUR 4,350 / GBP 3,720 / JPY 576,740 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Biweekly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0378-5173
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-3476
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Pharmaceutics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Pharmaceutics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Pharmaceutics is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Pharmacology & Pharmacy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Pharmaceutics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.96; CiteScore 9.5, h-index 302.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Pharmaceutics?
Based on the dates recorded on 185 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 79 days (interquartile range 63–102 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.5 months; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 International Journal of Pharmaceutics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Pharmaceutics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Pharmaceutics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Pharmaceutics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .