Journal profile
Pharmaciana
ISSN 2088-4559 · eISSN 2477-0256 · Universitas Ahmad Dahlan · Indonesia
Pharmaciana: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pharmaciana is published by Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pharmaceutical Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal title Pharmaciana Initials Pharmaciana Abbreviation Pharmaciana Frequency 3 issues per year | March, July, and November DOI Prefix 10.12928 ISSN 2088-4559 (print) | 2477-0256 (online) Editor-in-chief Prof.Dr. apt. Nurkhasanah Mahfudh, M.Si Publisher Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Citation Analysis Google Scholar |Garuda|Sinta 2|DOAJ|Index Copernicus| Dimension Pharmaciana is a scientific journal published by the University of Ahmad Dahlan worked closely with Ikatan Apoteker Indonesia (IAI). Pharmaciana published three times a year, namely March, July and November. with ISSN 2088-4559 and e-ISSN 2477-0256. The article published in the Journal Pharmaciana selected by editors and reviewed by the reviewer. Articles published in Pharmaciana must not be published in other journals or have been previously published.Pharmaciana is indexed in google scholar, ACI (Asean Citation Index), Dimension (Crossreff), Garuda, Sinta, Index Copernicus International, DOAJ. Pharmaciana is accredited by DIKTI (DGHE) of Indonesia No. 105/E/KPT/2022 April 07, 2022
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Nurkhasanah MahfudhPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.1%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine6.8%
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.7%
- Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.3%
- Drug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.7%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine3.9%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.7%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Garuda, Sinta 2, Index Copernicus, DimensionPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 109 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 177 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 229 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 302 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 277 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 205 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | IDR 1,200,000 | Yes | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 1,200,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 1,200,000 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- research articlesResearch ArticlesLength not stated
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2088-4559
- Electronic ISSN
- 2477-0256
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pharmaciana
How long does peer review take at Pharmaciana?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Pharmaciana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pharmaciana is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Pharmaciana open access, and what is the APC?
Pharmaciana is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .