Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy
ISSN 2587-2087
Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 138 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy 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 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, together about 30.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry5.9%
- Synthesis and biological activityChemistry5.7%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine5%
- Analytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemistry4.4%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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 | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 584 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 21 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 64 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 82 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 148 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 263 |
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 Crossref · to
138 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 228 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 151 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 315 days
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 |
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
- ISSN
- 2587-2087
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy
What CAS zone is Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pharmacology & Pharmacy. 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 Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 138 days (interquartile range 103–228 days). 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 Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Istanbul Journal of Pharmacy open access, and what is the APC?
Istanbul Journal of 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; 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: .