Journal profile · Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
ISSN 1011-601X · Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · PAKISTAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.58; fully open access; APC about USD 200; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 280 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is published by Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, Pharmacology and Nanomedicine Research and Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, together about 23% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PJPS) is a peer reviewed multi-disciplinary pharmaceutical sciences journal. The PJPS had its origin in 1988 from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi as a biannual journal, frequency converted as quarterly in 2005, and now PJPS is being published as bi-monthly from January 2013. PJPS covers Biological, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Research (Drug Delivery, Pharmacy Management, Molecular Biology, Biochemical, Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Phytochemical, Bio-analytical, Therapeutics, Biotechnology and research on nano particles.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine9.2%
- Pharmacology and Nanomedicine ResearchPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7%
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.8%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6.1%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.6%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Analytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsChemistry5%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 247OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 245LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,631 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 373 | 373 | 10 |
| 2025 | 280 | 280 | 42 |
| 2024 | 172 | 172 | 69 |
| 2023 | 236 | 236 | 216 |
| 2022 | 235 | 235 | 340 |
| 2021 | 325 | 325 | 306 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 200 | Yes | CC BY-NC |
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
- Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Country or region
- PAKISTAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 1011-601X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
What CAS zone is Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.58; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .