Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
ISSN 2574-9870 · John Wiley & Sons
Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,470; median 88 days to acceptance (74 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 198 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy is published by John Wiley & Sons 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, Innovations in Medical Education and Medication Adherence and Compliance, together about 45.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY</em> publishes reviews and original research across the full spectrum of clinical pharmacy practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine28.1%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine11.1%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine6.7%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine5.5%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions4.1%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 121LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 171Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 298,131Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,477 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 164 | 64 | 57 |
| 2025 | 198 | 89 | 248 |
| 2024 | 165 | 95 | 350 |
| 2023 | 181 | 102 | 753 |
| 2022 | 168 | 54 | 728 |
| 2021 | 224 | 34 | 2,147 |
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
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (75 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 74 articles with submission and acceptance dates (377 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- John Wiley & Sons
- ISSN
- 2574-9870
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
What CAS zone is Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American College of Clinical 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy?
Based on the dates recorded on 74 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 47–119 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33% (2025). 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 the American College of Clinical Pharmacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,470.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .