Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice
ISSN 2319-9644 · eISSN 2279-042X · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 60 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice 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 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Medication Adherence and Compliance, together about 36% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Editor-in-chief (Dr.) Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee, PharmD, BCPSPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine19%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology10.1%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine6.9%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions5.2%
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine4.6%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICUMedicine4.2%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY · rank 333/356
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 46 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 41 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 120 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 177 |
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
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 81 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 96 days (21 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 / INR 40,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | INR 40,000 / USD 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 / INR 40,000 | 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
- 2319-9644
- Electronic ISSN
- 2279-042X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 37–81 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY Q4 (333/356). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .