36 Pharmacology journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflammopharmacology | 0925-4692 | 458 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Work | 1051-9815 | 395 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Journal of Natural Products | 0163-3864 | 331 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| ACS Chemical Biology | 1554-8929 | 311 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation | 1053-8127 | 219 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Musculoskeletal Science and Practice | 2468-7812 | 187 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Physiotherapy Theory and Practice | 0959-3985 | 181 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Drugs | 0012-6667 | 136 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | New Zealand |
| Natural Product Reports | 0265-0568 | 133 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Cannabis Research | 2522-5782 | 120 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,49,225 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of physiotherapy | 1836-9553 | 115 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Clinical Drug Investigation | 0114-2402 | 95 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | New Zealand |
| International journal of medicinal mushrooms | 1521-9437 | 94 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation | 1053-0487 | 92 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| The Journal of Antibiotics | 0021-8820 | 89 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Clinical Journal of Pain | 0749-8047 | 87 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 0140-7783 | 82 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets | 1568-007X | 78 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Arab Emirates |
| Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy | 1110-6611 | 74 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy | 1066-9817 | 73 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Indian Journal of Pharmacology | 0253-7613 | 72 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Natural Products and Bioprospecting | 2192-2195 | 68 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,38,342 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Chiropractic & Manual Therapies | 1746-1340 | 60 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,27,459 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| International journal of osteopathic medicine | 1746-0689 | 60 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Physiotherapy | 2167-9169 | 59 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research | 2378-8763 | 57 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators | 1098-8823 | 46 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Scandinavian Journal of Pain | 1877-8860 | 46 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,17,664 to publish | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Journal of pharmacopuncture | 1226-4849 | 36 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry | 1568-0150 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors | 2472-5838 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Archives of Physiotherapy | 2057-0082 | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Kingdom |
| Drugs in R&D | 1174-5886 | 31 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Canadian Journal of Pain | 2474-0527 | 25 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,11,441 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Frontiers in Natural Products | 2813-2602 | 21 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids | 2504-3889 | 17 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,13,018 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |