Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
20% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
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Articles published last year
255 articles
Manuscripts received last year
1250 manuscripts
Open access status
optional
Manuscript handling fee
n/a

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
3.35
Five-year impact factor
3.46

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