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Journal History

2004	The inaugural issue was released. Pharmaceuticals was published as a biannual journal.
2009	Pharmaceuticals resumed publishing and adopted a quarterly publication schedule.
2013	Pharmaceuticals was indexed in PubMed - NCBI.
2014	Pharmaceuticals was indexed in Scopus - Elsevier, starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2015	Pharmaceuticals organized the 1st International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum.
2016	Pharmaceuticals organized the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals announced the first edition of the Travel award.
2017	Pharmaceuticals was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 2 (Issue 1). Pharmaceuticals organized the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2017 Travel award.
2018	Pharmaceuticals organized the 4th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2018 Travel award.
2019	Pharmaceuticals was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics). Pharmaceuticals organized the 5th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2019 Travel award.
2020	Pharmaceuticals received its first Impact Factor (4.286). Pharmaceuticals adopted a monthly publication schedule. Pharmaceuticals established the following six sections: Medicinal Chemistry; Biopharmaceuticals; Natural Products; Radiopharmaceutical Sciences; Pharmacology; Pharmaceutical Technology. Pharmaceuticals organized the 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals adpoted a monthly publication schedule. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2020 Travel award. Pharmaceuticals received its first CiteScore (2019) of 5.4.
2021	Pharmaceuticals organized the 7th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals received its second Impact Factor (5.863). Pharmaceuticals received its second CiteScore (2020) of 4.6, ranked 9th out of 63 titles (Q1) in "Chemistry, Medicinal" and 37th out of 295 (Q1) in "Pharmacology & Pharmacy".
2022	Pharmaceuticals organized the 8th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals announced the first edition of the Young Investigator award. Pharmaceuticals announced the first edition of the Best PhD Thesis award. Pharmaceuticals received its third Impact Factor (5.215), ranked 69th out of 279 (Q1) in “Pharmacology & Pharmacy” and 16th out of 63 titles (Q2) in “Chemistry, Medicinal”. Pharmaceuticals received its third CiteScore (2021) of 4.0.
2023	Pharmaceuticals organized the 9th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2023 Young Investigator Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2024 Travel Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2024 Best PhD Thesis Award. Pharmaceuticals received its fourth Impact Factor (4.6), ranked 72nd out of 277 (Q2) in “Pharmacology & Pharmacy” and 20th out of 60 titles (Q2) in “Chemistry, Medicinal”. Pharmaceuticals received its third CiteScore (2022) of 4.7.
2024	Pharmaceuticals organized the 1st Physical Conference "Pharmaceuticals 2024—Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences Towards a Healthy Life". The year 2024 marked the 20th Anniversary of Pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2023 Best Paper Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2024 Young Investigator Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2025 Travel Award. Pharmaceuticals received its fourth Impact Factor (4.3), ranked 69th out of 354 (Q1) in “Pharmacology & Pharmacy” and 20th out of 72 titles (Q2) in “Chemistry, Medicinal”. Pharmaceuticals received its third CiteScore (2023) of 6.1.
2025	Pharmaceuticals established the following section: AI in Drug Development.

Editor-in-Chief

2010–2015	Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Derek J. McPhee
2015–2022	Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jean Jacques Vanden Eynde
2022–present	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter

Section Editor-in-Chief

2020–2021	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Félix Carvalho for the section on Pharmacology
2020–2022	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Amélia Pilar Rauter for the section on Biopharmaceuticals
2020–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Serge Mordon for the section on Pharmaceutical Technology Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alfredo Berzal-Herranz for the section on Biopharmaceuticals Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gill Diamond for the section on Biopharmaceuticals Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Mary J. Meegan for the section on Medicinal Chemistry
2021–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Irina Velikyan for the section on Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gary J. Stephens for the section on Pharmacology Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Daniela De Vita for the section on Natural Products

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