Journal profile
International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences
ISSN 2958-1656 · eISSN 2789-2840 · Superior University Lahore, Pakistan · Pakistan
International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 150 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences is published by Superior University Lahore, Pakistan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Pharmacy and Medical Practices, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pharmaceutical Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Welcome To IJPIHS International Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences (IJPIHS) is a high-quality international refereed research journal with an EISSN: 2789-2840 and PISSN: 2958-1656, published twice yearly (March and September). It calls for papers in areas relevant to Health Sciences. This journal aims to establish itself as a platform for exchanging ideas on emerging pharmaceutical and integrated health sciences trends that need more focus and exposure. IJPIHS is committed to publishing articles to strengthen the knowledge of upcoming academicians, researchers, and scientists. IJPIHS is approved by HEC (Y category) Journal specification of issues per year: Biannual (2 times a year) Non-article content if applicable: Editorial Review process: Double Blind Article processing charges or APCs, Publication, and other charges: None Open access: All the articles published in the journal will made freely accessible online immediately after publication in an easily readable format without any subscription or registration barrier. Copyright Notice: IJPIHS Work Licensed Under 4.0 Online Research Publications by authors are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Author rights: The authors retain the copyright to their work without restrictions, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Archiving: This journal utilizes the LOCKSS, CLOCKSS and PKP Preservation Network (PN) archival system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration. Self-Archiving: Authors are permitted to deposit all versions of their paper in an institutional or subject repository:1. Author’s Accepted Manuscript2. Version of Record3. No embargo is applied. IJPIHS Aim and Scope The International Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences (IJPIHS ) is an open-access journal that publishes high-quality research papers, review articles, mini-reviews, short communications, and letters to the editor. Submission of a manuscript to IJPIHS implies that all authors have to be aware of the submission, the manuscript is not under consideration by any other journal, and no part has been published elsewhere. This journal aims to establish itself as a platform for exchanging ideas on emerging pharmaceutical and integrated health sciences trends that need more focus and exposure. IJPIHS i
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Abubakar Munir DeanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Pakistan 21, United Kingdom 2, Ireland 2, Mainland China 1, Germany 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.9%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.3%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine6%
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.3%
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.3%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryMaterials Science4%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 14 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 30 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 16 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
150 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 16 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 150 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- letters to the editorpublishes high-quality Research papers, Review articles, Mini-reviews, Short-communication, and Letters to the editorLength not stated
- mini-reviewspublishes high-quality Research papers, Review articles, Mini-reviews, Short-communication, and Letters to the editorLength not stated
- research paperspublishes high-quality Research papers, Review articles, Mini-reviews, Short-communication, and Letters to the editorLength not stated
- reviewIJPIHS aims to publish high-quality papers. After the editorial board screens the manuscript initially, it is sent to the reviewers. Authors are expected to rec…Length not stated
- review articlespublishes high-quality Research papers, Review articles, Mini-reviews, Short-communication, and Letters to the editorLength not stated
- short-communicationpublishes high-quality Research papers, Review articles, Mini-reviews, Short-communication, and Letters to the editorLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship of the Work
Authorship of the work may only be credited to those who have made a noteworthy contribution in conceptualization, design, conducting, data analysis and writing up of the manuscript. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to include the names of only those co-authors who have made significant contributions to the work. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
The potential and relevant competing financial, personal, social or other interests of all author(s) that might be affected by the publication of the results contained in the manuscript must be conveyed to the editor. Author(s) should disclose any potential conflict of interest at the earliest possible stage, including but not limited to employment, consultancies, honoraria, patent applications/re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
PRISMA checklist and flow diagram required for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Model summary
If a question arises about the accuracy or validity of the research work during the review process the author(s) should provide raw data to the editor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Dealing with Misconduct
The editor should encourage reviewers to comment on ethical issues and possible research and publication misconduct in case the submitted research paper has indulged in (e.g. inappropriate research design, incomplete detail on participants consent, data manipulation, presentation, The editor should encourage reviewers to comment on the validity of submitted research paper and identify subtle (simp…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright to their work, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
IJPIHS Work Licensed Under 4.0 Online Research Publications by authors is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Based on a work at https://ijpihs.pk.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at https://ijpihs.pk.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access: all articles freely accessible online immediately after publication without subscription or registration barrier. Model summary
All the articles published in journal will made freely accessible online immediately after publication in an easily readable format, without any subscription or registration barrier.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Double-anonymous peer review by two experts; Editor-in-Chief makes final decision based on reviewer comments. Model summary
Details about the review process should be declared, The editor should ensure that all published papers have gone through a double-blind peer review, and at least one of the reviewers is from outside the country, The editor should ensure that peer-review is masked in both directions and, as such, the identity of the author is removed from the manuscript before its review to protect the confidentia…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Turnitin; papers with similarity index above 20% are returned to authors without processing. Model summary
It is the author(s) responsibility to ascertain that s/he has submitted an entirely original work, giving due credit, under proper citations, to the works and/or words of others where they are used. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is not acceptable. Material quoted verbatim from the author(s) previously published work or other sources must be placed in qu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to consult the Guidelines on Scientific Reports for Health Research, hosted by the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research). Below, you will find an overview of the most common study design methods used.
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
- Superior University Lahore, Pakistan
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2958-1656
- Electronic ISSN
- 2789-2840
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences?
The publisher reports about 150 days (submission to acceptance); 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 International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Pakistan (21), United Kingdom (2) and Ireland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Pharmacy Integrated Health Sciences 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .