53 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics journals in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontiers in Pharmacology | 1663-9812 | 4,127 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,63,273 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Pharmaceutics | 1999-4923 | 1,644 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,34,442 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 1773-2247 | 1,256 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | France |
| International Journal of Pharmaceutics | 0378-5173 | 1,238 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Biochemical Pharmacology | 0006-2952 | 785 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 0306-5251 | 479 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 0009-9236 | 433 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 0928-0987 | 403 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,14,994 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research | 0975-8232 | 371 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| AAPS PharmSciTech | 1530-9932 | 282 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics | 0939-6411 | 272 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Drug Delivery and Translational Research | 2190-393X | 260 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology | 2050-6511 | 240 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Expert Opinion on Drug Safety | 1474-0338 | 212 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1742-7835 | 209 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Drug Metabolism and Disposition | 0090-9556 | 193 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Pharmaceutical Research | 0724-8741 | 189 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Drug Testing and Analysis | 1942-7603 | 170 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy | 0363-9045 | 167 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery | 1742-5247 | 166 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine | 2667-1425 | 166 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| International Journal of Pharmaceutics X | 2590-1567 | 164 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,56,234 to publish | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 0031-6970 | 148 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Clinical Pharmacokinetics | 0312-5963 | 141 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| Drug Safety | 0114-5916 | 133 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | New Zealand |
| Drug Delivery | 1071-7544 | 114 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,17,884 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Analytical Toxicology | 0146-4760 | 114 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pharmaceutical Development and Technology | 1083-7450 | 109 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Biomolecules & Therapeutics | 1976-9148 | 95 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology | 1742-5255 | 87 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Therapeutic Delivery | 2041-5990 | 86 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation | 2093-5552 | 82 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | South Korea |
| Forensic Chemistry | 2468-1709 | 78 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety | 2042-0986 | 68 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,69,720 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics | 0976-500X | 64 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | India |
| Current Drug Delivery | 1567-2018 | 61 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Drugs - Real World Outcomes | 2198-9788 | 61 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1818-0876 | 54 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Journal of Microencapsulation | 0265-2048 | 42 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Specialty journal of Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry and Biotechnology | 3062-441X | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Acta Pharmaceutica | 1330-0075 | 39 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,63,248 to publish | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology | 2211-7385 | 37 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| SSP Modern Pharmacy and Medicine | 2733-368X | 36 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science Invention | 2319-670X | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| The Pharmacogenomics Journal | 1470-269X | 34 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Design | 3062-4428 | 32 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1560-8115 | 31 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Discover Pharmaceutical Sciences | 3005-1835 | 30 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,18,627 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation | 2674-0869 | 28 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Drug Metabolism Reviews | 0360-2532 | 25 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine | 1178-7066 | 23 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,43,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | New Zealand |
| Frontiers in Drug Delivery | 2674-0850 | 15 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,24,883 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| RPS Pharmacy and Pharmacology Reports | 2754-5849 | 15 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No |