Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Toxicology
Addresses drug discovery, formulation, pharmacology, toxicology, delivery and pharmaceutical analysis. Experimental, analytical and computational studies should report materials, controls and validation sufficient to evaluate safety, efficacy or mechanistic claims.
Journal aim and scope
The journal aims to publish research that advances the discovery, characterization, formulation, delivery and safe evaluation of pharmaceutical agents. It welcomes basic and translational work when the study design supports the conclusions and methods are reported in sufficient detail for assessment. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in pharmaceutical sciences and toxicology.
Appropriate methods include analytical chemistry, formulation studies, pharmacological assays, preclinical evaluation, pharmacokinetics, toxicology and computational drug research. Authors should describe compounds, assays, controls, dose conditions and validation; studies involving animals or people must report applicable ethical approvals. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.
Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.
Efficacy or safety claims without appropriate controls, formulation reports without characterization, and studies lacking relevant validation or ethics documentation fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.
Academic sections
The scope is organized into named sections so authors can identify the closest disciplinary route. Review each section description before selecting a journal.
Article types
Article type does not by itself determine suitability. The manuscript must fit the journal’s subject scope and meet the relevant standards for evidence, reporting, ethics and transparency.