ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #5,869Hybrid

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Acronym:jphs
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Abbreviation (ISO):J. PHARMACOL. SCI
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Identifier (ISSN):1347-8613(Print)/1347-8648(Online)
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Publisher:Japanese Pharmacological Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.8↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

WoS Q3
12452.5820182.4420192.8320203.3420213.5820223.52023320242.920252.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.891
#5,869

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
106

106 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
140articles/year
99.26% Gold OA•88.76% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (JPS) is an international open access journal intended for the advancement of pharmacological sciences in the world. The Journal welcomes submissions in all fields of experimental and clinical pharmacology, including neuroscience, and biochemical, cellular, and molecular pharmacology for publication as Reviews, Full Papers or Short Communications. Short Communications are short research article intended to provide novel and exciting pharmacological findings. Manuscripts concerning descriptive case reports, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies without pharmacological mechanism and dose-response determinations are not acceptable and will be rejected without peer review. The ethnopharmacological studies are also out of the scope of this journal. Furthermore, JPS does not publish work on the actions of biological extracts unknown chemical composition.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology93.3%Medicine91.7%Chemistry89.8%Internal medicine86.8%Biochemistry82.1%Genetics80.4%Endocrinology63.9%Pharmacology47.3%Psychology44.3%Receptor44.2%Organic chemistry40.7%Cell biology39.1%Neuroscience35%Physics33.4%Gene27%Pathology26.4%Nuclear magnetic resonance24.4%Immunology23.7%Psychiatry23.6%Enzyme23.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Q3
Rank181/356
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Q2
Rank127/356
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.8
Articles / Year50
Total Citations11
2025
IF2.9
Articles / Year116
Total Citations292
2024
IF3
Articles / Year83
Total Citations425
2023
IF3.5
Articles / Year77
Total Citations665
2022
IF3.578
Articles / Year96
Total Citations1,063

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,869Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996, 2000, 2003-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.891

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.05

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,209 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations909
3-Year Documents274
Citable Documents271

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Molecular MedicineQ2
PharmacologyQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (acronym: jphs, abbr: J. PHARMACOL. SCI, ISSN: 1347-8613) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Japanese Pharmacological Society in Japan since 2003. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.80, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.891 (Q2), an H-index of 106.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 140 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,209 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Japanese Pharmacological Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2003
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
JAPANESE PHARMACOLOGICAL SOC, EDITORIAL OFF, KANTOHYA BLDG GOKOMACHI-EBISUGAWA NAKAGYO-KU, KYOTO, JAPAN,604

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16