Journal profile · PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
SA Pharmaceutical Journal
ISSN 2221-5875 · eISSN 2220-1017 · Medpharm Publications Ltd.
SA Pharmaceutical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 87 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SA Pharmaceutical Journal is published by Medpharm Publications Ltd. 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 Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, together about 48.2% of its articles. (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
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics35%
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcarePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.7%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine6.4%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities3.9%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine3.6%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine3.4%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology3.1%
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: yes
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Science | Q4 | 170/191 | 11th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 249 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 33 |
| 2025 | 87 | 87 | 21 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Publisher
- Medpharm Publications Ltd.
- ISSN
- 2221-5875
- Electronic ISSN
- 2220-1017
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SA Pharmaceutical Journal
What CAS zone is SA Pharmaceutical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SA Pharmaceutical Journal 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 SA Pharmaceutical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SA Pharmaceutical Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is SA Pharmaceutical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
SA Pharmaceutical Journal is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .