Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
1250 manuscripts
Articles published last year
255 articles
% accepted last year
20% accepted
Immediately rejected last year
n/a
Open access status
optional
Two-year impact factor
3.35

Aims and Scope

The journal publishes research articles, review articles and scientific commentaries on all aspects of the pharmaceutical sciences with emphasis on conceptual novelty and scientific quality. The Editors welcome articles in this multidisciplinary field, with a focus on topics relevant for drug discovery and development.

More specifically, the Journal publishes reports on medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, drug absorption and metabolism, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, drug delivery (including gene delivery), drug targeting, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical biotechnology and clinical drug evaluation. The journal will typically not give priority to manuscripts focusing primarily on organic synthesis, natural products, adaptation of an

Latest review

First review round: 10.4 weeks. Overall rating: 2 (moderate). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
Extremely slow handling of the manuscript at every step of the process