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 organized the 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, held on Sciforum. |
| 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 CiteScore (2021) of 4.0, ranked 75/171 in "Pharmaceutical Science", 85/154 in "Drug Discovery" and 108/167 in "Molecular Medicine". |
| 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 CiteScore (2022) of 4.7, ranked 69/171 in "Pharmaceutical Science", 84/156 in "Drug Discovery" and 105/171 in "Molecular Medicine". |
| 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 CiteScore (2023) of 6.1, ranked 56/183 in "Pharmaceutical Science", 65/157 in "Drug Discovery" and 84/178 in "Molecular Medicine". |
| 2025 | Pharmaceuticals established the following section:
Pharmaceuticals co-organized with Pharmaceutics the 1st International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, held on Sciforum. |
| 2026 | Pharmaceuticals co-organized with Pharmaceutics the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, held on Sciforum. Pharmaceuticals received its 2025 Impact Factor (5.7), ranked 52/356 in "PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY" and 16/72 in "CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL". Pharmaceuticals received its CiteScore (2025) of 9.0, ranked 29/191 in "Pharmaceutical Science", 29/161 in "Drug Discovery" and 39/179 in "Molecular Medicine". Pharmaceuticals announced the first edition of Editor of Distinction Award Pharmaceuticals announced the 2025 Outstanding Reviewer Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2025 Best Paper Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2026 Young Investigator Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2027 Travel Award. Pharmaceuticals announced the 2026 Best PhD Thesis Award |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2010–2015 | Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Derek J. McPhee (Founding Editor) |
| 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 |
| 2026–present |
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Scott Reed for the section on AI in Drug Development |
Pharmaceuticals - ISSN 1424-8247