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.

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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

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

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Open access

Pharmaceutical Biology is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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