Journal profile · Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Pharmacology
ISSN 0031-7012 · eISSN 1423-0313 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Monthly · Founded 1968
Pharmacology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.74; hybrid open access; median 153 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pharmacology is published by S. Karger AG 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 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 24.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
'Pharmacology' is an international forum to present and discuss current perspectives in drug research. The journal communicates research in basic and clinical pharmacology and related fields. It covers biochemical pharmacology, molecular pharmacology, immunopharmacology, drug metabolism, pharmacogenetics, analytical toxicology, neuropsychopharmacology, pharmacokinetics and clinical pharmacology. In addition to original papers and short communications of investigative findings and pharmacological profiles the journal contains reviews, comments and perspective notes; research communications of novel therapeutic agents are encouraged.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.3%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience8.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsMedicine6.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.4%
- Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyNeuroscience6%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience5%
- Ion channel regulation and functionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
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 3 |
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.74LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,506OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 26 | 11 | 44 |
| 2024 | 57 | 17 | 131 |
| 2023 | 67 | 21 | 437 |
| 2022 | 71 | 24 | 949 |
| 2021 | 77 | 16 | 756 |
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 PubMed · to
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (65 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1968
- ISSN
- 0031-7012
- Electronic ISSN
- 1423-0313
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pharmacology
What CAS zone is Pharmacology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.74; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at Pharmacology?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 118–224 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Pharmacology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pharmacology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Pharmacology open access, and what is the APC?
Pharmacology is a hybrid 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .