Journal profile
Journal of Pharmaceutical Care
ISSN 2322-4630 · eISSN 2322-4509 · Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD) · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Pharmaceutical Care: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pharmaceutical Care is published by Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Antibiotic Use and Resistance, together about 41.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics16.7%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine16.2%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology8.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine7.2%
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.7%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine4.9%
- Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyMedicine4.6%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.4%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 249 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 63 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 107 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 84 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 64 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 60 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD)
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2322-4630
- Electronic ISSN
- 2322-4509
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pharmaceutical Care
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pharmaceutical Care?
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.
Is Journal of Pharmaceutical Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pharmaceutical Care is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .