Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
ISSN 0975-7406 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 31 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); 1,263 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and 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 Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Editor-in-chief Roop K KharPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry9.6%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry8.7%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry8.2%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry7.3%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry6.9%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.1%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 27 October 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,046OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,386LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,333 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 136 | 136 | 21 |
| 2025 | 1,263 | 1,263 | 1,066 |
| 2024 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 2,986 |
| 2023 | 410 | 410 | 1,459 |
| 2022 | 282 | 282 | 1,471 |
| 2021 | 417 | 417 | 2,825 |
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
31 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 15 days – 55 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 121 days (77 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,901 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 34 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 400 | 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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0975-7406
- Print ISSN
- 0976-4879
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pharmacology & Pharmacy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 31 days (interquartile range 15–55 days); authors report an average review time of about 34 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 Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .