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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,961Hybrid

Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy

Identifier (ISSN):1551-7411(Print)/1934-8150(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy

WoS Q1
12453.3520223.920233.720242.820253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.993
#4,961

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
78

78 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate5.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
292articles/year
38.96% Gold OA•77% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (RSAP) is a quarterly publication featuring original scientific reports and comprehensive review articles in the social and administrative pharmaceutical sciences. Topics of interest include outcomes evaluation of products, programs, or services; pharmacoepidemiology; medication adherence; direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medications; disease state management; health systems reform; drug marketing; medication distribution systems such as e-prescribing; web-based pharmaceutical/medical services; drug commerce and re-importation; and health professions workforce issues.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine92%Political science71.1%Nursing71%Law70.4%Family medicine66.4%Psychology56.5%Biology52.6%Pharmacy52.4%Economics49.8%Business41%Computer science35.9%Internal medicine33.5%Economic growth32.3%Sociology31.7%Psychiatry29.6%Mathematics29.3%Health care27.6%Pathology26.3%Statistics23.5%Pharmacology23%Pharmacist22.9%Philosophy22.3%Medical education20.4%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q1
Rank101/443
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q2
Rank140/443
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year86
Total Citations12
2025
IF2.8
Articles / Year374
Total Citations394
2024
IF3.7
Articles / Year302
Total Citations948
2023
IF3.9
Articles / Year300
Total Citations1,831
2022
IF3.348
Articles / Year188
Total Citations1,801

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,961Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.993

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.69

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,242 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,022
3-Year Documents537
Citable Documents473

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate60.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1
PharmacyQ1
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: 5.4%

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PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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

Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy (ISSN: 1551-7411) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.993 (Q1), an H-index of 78.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 292 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,242 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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16