Journal profile
Journal of Herbal Drugs
ISSN 2008-8884 · eISSN 2476-5392 · Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Herbal Drugs: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Herbal Drugs is published by Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Plant chemical constituents analysis, together about 46.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.4%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.3%
- Plant chemical constituents analysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.2%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English, Persian
- ISSN
- 2008-8884
- Electronic ISSN
- 2476-5392
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Herbal Drugs
How long does peer review take at Journal of Herbal Drugs?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Journal of Herbal Drugs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Herbal Drugs is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Herbal Drugs open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Herbal Drugs 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .