Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Pharmacognosy Research
ISSN 0974-8490 · eISSN 0976-4836
Pharmacognosy Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 175 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pharmacognosy Research 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 Medicinal Plant Research, Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences30.4%
- Phytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsMedicine8.1%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine5.4%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Phytochemical Studies and BioactivitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.1%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 515OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 145LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,410 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 175 | 0 | 1,185 |
| 2025 | 175 | 140 | 1,821 |
| 2024 | 90 | 87 | 1,994 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 2,182 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | 1,985 |
| 2021 | 57 | 47 | 2,056 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 0974-8490
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-4836
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pharmacognosy Research
What CAS zone is Pharmacognosy Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pharmacognosy Research 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.
Which databases index Pharmacognosy Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pharmacognosy Research is indexed in ESCI.
Is Pharmacognosy Research open access, and what is the APC?
Pharmacognosy Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .