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Best Pharmaceutical Science journals

188 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Pharmaceutical Science. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 48 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 39 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 20.5 99th Q1 SCIE – Yes
3 Drug Delivery 20.2 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
4 Journal of Nanobiotechnology 20.2 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
5 Journal of Controlled Release 19.6 97th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Nano Today 18.6 97th Q1 SCIE – No
7 OpenNano 17.3 96th Q1 – – Yes
8 Advanced Healthcare Materials 15.9 96th Q1 SCIE – No
9 Drug Delivery and Translational Research 14.2 95th Q1 SCIE – No
10 Bioengineering and Translational Medicine 13.9 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
11 Phytomedicine 13.2 94th Q1 SCIE – No
12 Pharmaceutics 12.5 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
13 Apoptosis 12.4 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
14 Pharmaceutical Biology 12.4 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
15 Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 12 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
16 Marine Drugs 11.6 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
17 Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 11.6 91st Q1 SCIE – No
18 Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 10.7 90th Q1 SCIE – No
19 International Journal of Nanomedicine 10.6 90th Q1 SCIE – Yes
20 Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation 10.6 89th Q1 SCIE – No
21 Food Hydrocolloids for Health 10.5 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
22 Molecules 10.3 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
23 Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 10.3 88th Q1 SCIE – No
24 IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience 9.8 87th Q1 SCIE – No
25 International Journal of Pharmaceutics 9.5 87th Q1 SCIE – No
26 Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 9.3 86th Q1 SCIE – No
27 Cancer Nanotechnology 9.1 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
28 Intelligent Pharmacy 9.1 85th Q1 – – Yes
29 Pharmaceuticals 9 85th Q1 SCIE – Yes
30 International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X 8.9 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
31 Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 8.8 84th Q1 SCIE – Yes
32 Pharmaceutical Research 8.7 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
33 European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 8.6 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
34 AAPS PharmSciTech 8.5 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
35 Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology 8.5 81st Q1 SCIE – Yes
36 Journal of Drug Targeting 8.5 81st Q1 SCIE – No
37 Journal of Liposome Research 8.3 80th Q1 SCIE – No
38 Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 8.2 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
39 European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 8.1 79th Q1 SCIE – No
40 Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin 7.7 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
41 Molecular Pharmaceutics 7.6 78th Q1 SCIE – No
42 ACS Bio and Med Chem Au 7.5 78th Q1 ESCI – Yes
43 Journal of Texture Studies 7.4 77th Q1 SCIE – No
44 Open Medicinal Chemistry Journal 7.3 77th Q1 – – No
45 Bioconjugate Chemistry 7 76th Q1 SCIE – No
46 Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 7 76th Q1 SSCI – No
47 Current Drug Delivery 6.9 75th Q1 SCIE – No
48 Drug Design, Development and Therapy 6.9 75th Q1 SCIE – Yes
49 Drug Metabolism and Disposition 6.8 74th Q2 SCIE – No
50 Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients and Related Methodology 6.7 74th Q2 – – No
51 Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 6.7 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
52 Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 6.6 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
53 Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 6.5 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
54 AAPS Journal 6.5 71st Q2 SCIE – No
55 Archiv der Pharmazie 6.5 71st Q2 SCIE – No
56 Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 6.3 70th Q2 ESCI – Yes
57 Journal of Natural Products 6.3 70th Q2 SCIE – No
58 Cosmetics 6 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
59 Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems 6 69th Q2 SCIE – No
60 Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 5.9 68th Q2 SCIE – No
61 Pharmaceutical Science Advances 5.9 68th Q2 – – Yes
62 Journal of Microencapsulation 5.9 67th Q2 SCIE – No
63 RSC Medicinal Chemistry 5.7 67th Q2 SCIE – No
64 Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 5.6 66th Q2 SCIE – No
65 Drug Testing and Analysis 5.4 66th Q2 SCIE – No
66 Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research 5.3 65th Q2 SCIE – No
67 Scientia Pharmaceutica 5.3 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
68 Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics 5.2 64th Q2 SCIE – No
69 Journal of Natural Medicines 5.2 64th Q2 SCIE – No
70 International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 5 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
71 Advanced Therapeutics 4.9 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
72 International Journal of Cosmetic Science 4.8 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
73 Current Nanoscience 4.7 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
74 Planta Medica 4.7 61st Q2 SCIE – No
75 Pharmaceutical Development and Technology 4.7 60th Q2 SCIE – No
76 Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy 4.6 60th Q2 SCIE – No
77 Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 4.5 59th Q2 SCIE – No
78 Journal of Medicinal and Chemical Sciences 4.3 59th Q2 – – No
79 Frontiers in Analytical Science 4.3 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
80 Biopharmaceutics and Drug Disposition 4.2 58th Q2 SCIE – No
81 BioImpacts 4.2 57th Q2 SCIE – Yes
82 Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 4 57th Q2 ESCI – No
83 Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery 3.9 56th Q2 SCIE – No
84 Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology 3.9 56th Q2 – – No
85 RSC Pharmaceutics 3.8 55th Q2 ESCI – Yes
86 Therapeutic Delivery 3.8 55th Q2 ESCI – No
87 Powders 3.7 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
88 Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 3.6 54th Q2 SCIE – No
89 Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation 3.5 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
90 Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development 3.4 53rd Q2 SCIE – No
91 Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst 3.2 52nd Q2 – – No
92 Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research 3.2 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
93 Acta Pharmaceutica 3.2 51st Q2 SCIE – Yes
94 Pharmaceutical Sciences 3.1 51st Q2 ESCI – Yes
95 Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 3.1 50th Q2 SCIE – Yes
96 Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research 3.1 50th Q2 – – Yes
97 Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education and Research 3 49th Q3 – – No
98 International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2.9 48th Q3 ESCI – No
99 Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2.9 48th Q3 – – No
100 Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology 2.8 47th Q3 SCIE – No
101 Journal of Asian Natural Products Research 2.8 47th Q3 SCIE – No
102 International Journal of Genomics 2.8 46th Q3 SCIE – Yes
103 Current Pharmaceutical Analysis 2.7 46th Q3 SCIE – No
104 Recent Advances in Drug Delivery and Formulation 2.7 45th Q3 – – No
105 Journal of Pharmacy Technology 2.7 44th Q3 ESCI – No
106 Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2.6 44th Q3 ESCI – No
107 Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy Research 2.5 43rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
108 Pharmacia 2.5 43rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
109 JACCP Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2.5 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
110 Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises 2.4 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
111 Nano LIFE 2.3 41st Q3 ESCI – No
112 Pharmaceutical Fronts 2.3 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
113 Letters in Drug Design and Discovery 2.2 40th Q3 SCIE – No
114 Drug Delivery Letters 1.9 39th Q3 – – No
115 Precision Nanomedicine 1.9 39th Q3 – – Yes
116 Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 1.9 38th Q3 – – No
117 Fukushima Journal of Medical Sciences 1.7 37th Q3 ESCI – No
118 Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy 1.6 36th Q3 ESCI – Yes
119 Pharmacy Practice 1.6 36th Q3 ESCI – No
120 AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series 1.6 35th Q3 – – No
121 Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies 1.6 35th Q3 SCIE – No
122 Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - CNS and Neurological Disorders 1.6 34th Q3 – – No
123 Dissolution Technologies 1.5 34th Q3 SCIE – No
124 Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1.5 33rd Q3 – – No
125 Egyptian Pharmaceutical Journal 1.5 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
126 International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology 1.5 32nd Q3 – – No
127 Journal of Excipients and Food Chemicals 1.3 32nd Q3 – – Yes
128 Research Results in Pharmacology 1.2 31st Q3 – – Yes
129 Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1.2 31st Q3 – – No
130 Fabad Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1.1 30th Q3 – – No
131 Journal of Public Health and Pharmacy 1.1 30th Q3 – – Yes
132 Acta Pharmaceutica Sciencia 1.1 29th Q3 – – No
133 Drug Development and Registration 1.1 29th Q3 – – Yes
134 Journal of Holistic Integrative Pharmacy 1.1 28th Q3 – – Yes
135 Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1.1 28th Q3 SCIE – Yes
136 Farmatsiya i Farmakologiya 1.1 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
137 Ankara Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi 1 26th Q3 – – No
138 Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science 1 26th Q3 – – No
139 Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 1 25th Q3 – – No
140 Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy 0.9 25th Q3 – – No
141 Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 0.9 24th Q4 – – No
142 Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 0.9 24th Q4 – – Yes
143 Revista Colombiana de Reumatologia 0.9 23rd Q4 ESCI – No
144 Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica - Drug Research 0.8 23rd Q4 SCIE – Yes
145 Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut 0.8 22nd Q4 – – Yes
146 Ceska a Slovenska Farmacie 0.7 22nd Q4 – – No
147 Biofunctional Materials 0.7 21st Q4 – – Yes
148 Ukrains'kij Zurnal Vijskovoi Medicini 0.7 21st Q4 – – Yes
149 Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research 0.7 20th Q4 – – Yes
150 Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences 0.7 20th Q4 – – No
151 Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine 0.7 19th Q4 – – No
152 Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance 0.6 19th Q4 – – No
153 China Pharmacy 0.6 18th Q4 – – Yes
154 Yakugaku Zasshi 0.6 18th Q4 SCIE – No
155 Farmaceuticos Comunitarios 0.6 17th Q4 ESCI – Yes
156 Indian Drugs 0.6 17th Q4 – – No
157 Journal of Natural Remedies 0.5 16th Q4 – – No
158 Journal of China Pharmaceutical University 0.5 15th Q4 – – No
159 Medicinal Chemistry Reviews 0.5 15th Q4 – – No
160 Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 0.4 14th Q4 – – No
161 International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding 0.4 14th Q4 – – No
162 BioPharm International 0.4 13th Q4 SCIE – No
163 European Journal of Parenteral and Pharmaceutical Sciences 0.4 13th Q4 – – No
164 Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy 0.3 12th Q4 – – No
165 Pharmakeftiki 0.3 12th Q4 – – No
166 Farmacja Polska 0.3 11th Q4 – – Yes
167 SA Pharmaceutical Journal 0.3 11th Q4 ESCI – No
168 Drugs and Clinic 0.3 10th Q4 – – No
169 Revista Cubana de Farmacia 0.3 10th Q4 – – No
170 Pharmaceutical Journal 0.3 9th Q4 – – No
171 U.S. Pharmacist 0.2 9th Q4 ESCI – No
172 European Health and Pharmaceutical Law Review 0.2 8th Q4 – – No
173 Pharmaceutical Technology 0.2 8th Q4 – – No
174 Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 0.2 7th Q4 – – No
175 Klinicka Farmakologie a Farmacie 0.2 7th Q4 – – No
176 Chinese Journal of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 0.2 6th Q4 – – No
177 ONdrugDelivery 0.2 6th Q4 – – No
178 Drug Delivery System 0.1 5th Q4 – – No
179 GMP Review 0.1 4th Q4 – – No
180 Pharmaceutical Technology Europe 0.1 4th Q4 – – No
181 Drug Development and Delivery 0.1 3rd Q4 – – No
182 American Pharmaceutical Review 0 3rd Q4 – – No
183 Drug Topics 0 2nd Q4 – – No
184 Pharmacy Times 0 2nd Q4 – – No
185 Farmaceutski Glasnik 0 1st Q4 – – No
186 PZ Prisma 0 1st Q4 – – No
187 European Pharmaceutical Contractor 0 0th Q4 – – No
188 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packing Sourcer 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Pharmaceutical Science Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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