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1978–2022
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Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Indian Pharmaceutical Association.
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ISSN 0250-474XVerify ISSN ↗1998-3743Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Indian Pharmaceutical Association
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1978–2022).
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences?
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is published by Indian Pharmaceutical Association. Its print ISSN is 0250-474X and its online ISSN is 1998-3743.
Is Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences for 45 years, between 1978 and 2022. Coverage ended in 2022, 4 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 5,413 works and 54,245 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2025, 3 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2022. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences has an h-index of 80 and a 2-year mean of 0.27 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
80
h-index
0.27
2-yr mean citations
1,459
i10-index
5,413
works indexed
54,245
total citations
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences published 36 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 499. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences? — latest 76 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 76 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from China (63.6%), India (12.3%) and Saudi Arabia (8.6%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2022. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2022
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration63.6% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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