About this journal
Aims and scope
Pharmaceutical Biology publishes peer-reviewed, open access research on natural medicines, biologically active natural products or their derivatives, and complex traditional medicine formulas.
Pharmaceutical Biology aims to deliver high-level research characterized by scientific rigor and the potential to advance the field. Papers may cover any facet of natural product research related to pharmaceutical biology, as well as agents or topics related to natural product drugs (e.g., semi-synthetic derivatives).
Specific research areas within the scope of the journal include:
- Discovery of novel bioactive chemicals from natural sources (including herbal medicines, marine organisms, and microorganisms)
- Structural modification of bioactive natural products and structure-activity relationship studies
- Quality control of herbal medicines
- Pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and clinical studies of natural products and herbal medicines
- Biosynthesis and biocatalysis of natural products
Studies on complex herbal extracts must characterize their chemical composition (e.g., HPLC fingerprinting analysis or quantization of major compounds). This is important for other researchers to repeat the results.
Pharmaceutical Biology accepts research articles, reviews, perspectives, and short communications.
The journal operates a double anonymized peer review policy.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 1.6M annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 3.9 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 4.0 (2023) 5 year IF
- 6.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.824 (2023) SNIP
- 0.754 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 40 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 52 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 14 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 11% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
John M. Pezzuto, PhD, DSc (hc), Professor, Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Springfield, MA, USA
Managing Editor
Carol Lewandowski, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Associate Editors
Pervin Basaran, Professor Department of Food Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Yuan-Shiun Chang, Professor Pharmacognosy at the Department of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Resources, China Medical University, Taiwan
Chun-Tao Che, Professor College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Valdir Cechinel Filho, Professor Department of Pharmacy, Universidad do Vale do Itajai, Itajai, Brasil
Sang Kook Lee, Professor College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Xiao Dong Luo, Professor Phytochemistry, Kunming Institute of Botany, China
Gail B Mahady, Professor College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Cassia S. Mizuno, Professor Center for Sciences & Pharmacy, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Raymond I Ozolua, Professor Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
Amornrat Phongdara, Professor, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Songkla, Thailand
Shusen Sun, Professor Pharmacy, Western New England University,Springfield,United States
Ghee Tan, Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, USA
Christophe Wiart, Professor School of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Min Ye, Professor School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Hongjie Zhang, Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong
Editorial Board
Rudolf Bauer, Professor Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria
John A. Beutler, Professor Natural Products Chemistry, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
Kurt Hostettmann, Professor, Université de Geneva, Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
Massuo Jorge Kato, Professor Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Vichai Reutrakul, Professor Chemistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Doel Soejarto, Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Gulacti Topcu, Professor Faculty of Pharmacy, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Turkey
Norbert Weiss, Professor Pathophysiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
John Williamson, Professor Medicinal Chemistry, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Pharmaceutical Biology is included in the following abstracting and indexing services:
Academic Search Complete; BIOBASE; Biochemistry and Biophysics Citation Index; Biological Abstracts; BIOSIS Previews; Biotechnology Abstracts; Chemical Abstracts; Consumer Health Complete; Derwent Drug File; Derwent Chimera; DOAJ; EMBASE; EMBIOLOGY; ETOH; International Pharmaceutical Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts; PopLine; SciSearch; SCOPUS; Zoological Record CABI Global Health; Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases; AgBiotech News and Information; AgBiotechNet; Agricultural Economics Database; Agroforestry Abstracts; Animal Breeding Abstracts; Animal Production Database; Animal Science Database; Biocontrol News and Information; Botanical Pesticides; Crop Physiology Abstracts; Crop Science Database; Dairy Science Abstracts; Environmental Science Database; Field Crop Abstracts; Forest Products Abstracts; Forest Science Database; Forestry Abstracts; Grasslands and Forage Abstracts; Helminthological Abstracts; Horticultural Science Abstracts; Horticultural Science Database; Index Veterinarius; Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A; Nutrition and Food Sciences Database; Nutrition CD; Organic Research Database; Ornamental Horticulture; Parasitology Database; Pig News and Information; Plant Breeding Abstracts; Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts; Plant Genetics and Breeding Database; Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts; Plant Protection Database; Postharvest News and Information; Poultry Abstracts; Protozoological Abstracts; Review of Agricultural Entomology; Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants; Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology; Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology; Review of Plant Pathology; Rural Development Abstracts; Seed Abstracts; Soil Science Database; Soils and Fertilizers; Soybean Abstracts; Sugar Industry Abstracts; Tropical Diseases Bulletin; Veterinary Bulletin; Veterinary Science Database; Weed Abstracts; World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts; PubMed/Medline.
Open access
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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News, offers and calls for papers
12 issues per year
Currently known as:
- Pharmaceutical Biology (1998 - current)
Formerly known as
- International Journal of Pharmacognosy (1991 - 1997)
- International Journal of Crude Drug Research (1982 - 1990)
- Quarterly Journal of Crude Drug Research (1961 - 1981)
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