IJPP·Editorial Office
1. Submission
- Online submission：recommend the submission method ( click here to submit online) . The author can register and login the submission system, select the target journal, fill in the relevant content and upload the required documents, and then complete the submission easily.
- Email submission：If the online submission method is not available, you can use email submission. You can send your paper and the plagiarism check file to our official email address journal-office@mospbs.com. (We do not recommend using email for submission, email is more used for contact.)
2. Acceptable Article Types
This journal accepts manuscripts in the following format types:
- Review: Provide comprehensive and critical syntheses of established and emerging topics across pharmaceutical and pharmacological sciences. These articles aim to consolidate knowledge, evaluate trends, and identify future directions in areas such as drug delivery technologies, natural product pharmacology, pharmaceutical analysis, or clinical pharmacy practice. By offering authoritative perspectives, they serve to inform both research and application.
- Research Article: Present original findings from fundamental or applied research. Emphasizing methodological rigor and novelty, these articles cover core areas including pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, and clinical pharmacy. Submissions should detail robust study design, analysis, and results, with clear implications for drug development, therapeutic optimization, or professional practice.
- Case Report: Document and analyze specific, practical applications or clinical scenarios relevant to pharmacy and pharmacology. This may include detailed evaluations of clinical pharmacy interventions, herbal medicine cases, drug therapy management, community pharmacy practice, or implementations of pharmaceutical services. Articles should derive practical lessons and evidence-based guidance for professionals.
- Editorial: Provide perspectives, insights, and commentary from the editorial team or invited experts on current issues, emerging trends, or strategic directions in pharmacy and pharmacology. Editorials may highlight key contributions within an issue, discuss policy implications, or stimulate scholarly debate. Typically concise and authoritative, these are usually commissioned and are not subject to external peer review.
- Short Communications: Report concise, focused studies or preliminary findings of significant interest. Suitable for novel methodological notes, brief experimental reports, or early-stage research observations in any field within the journal's scope. While abbreviated, submissions must maintain scientific integrity and present clear, substantive data to enable rapid dissemination of timely insights.
3. The Scope of the Journal
- The scope of the journal encompasses a wide range of topics related to Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology, including but not limited to: Drug Discovery, Development, and Delivery; Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology; Medicinal Plants and Natural Products; Clinical Pharmacy, Practice, and Policy. It covers research from molecular mechanisms to clinical application and professional practice.
4. The Word Count of the Paper
- The word count of the paper should be between 3000 and 8000 words. If necessary, it can be more than 8000 words, but it should not be less than 3000 words.
5. Writing Structure and Format of the Paper
- All authors are required to submit their manuscripts in accordance with the standard format set by the journal. To assist with this process, we have provided a template that outlines the necessary formatting guidelines. Please refer to this template to ensure your submission meets all required standards.
- IJPP Essay Format Template（v2025)
- Please note: IJPP does not accept the designation of multiple authors as joint first authors.
6. Chart Requirements
- Picture：it is required that the content and font in the picture should be clear and arranged in the middle, and the serial number and title of the picture should be placed below the picture.
- Table：three line table is adopted, and the table number and title are placed above the table.
7. Reference Format
8. Manuscript Processing
- The author can view the latest status of manuscript processing through the submission system, and communicate with the editor online and modify the submission content. In addition, we will also use the email to contact with authors.
9. Plagiarism Check for the Paper
- Authors need to check the paper duplication rate in advance on the iThenticate platform of Turnitin Company, and the overall duplication rate of the paper shall not be higher than 20%.（中文翻译：作者需要提前在Turnitin公司旗下的iThenticate平台（国际最权威的主流查重平台）进行论文重复率检测，论文的总体重复率不得高于20%。）
10. Article Processing Charge
- To support the costs associated with editorial management, peer review, production, and online hosting, an Article Processing Charge (APC) of USD ** is applied.
- The APC is charged only after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication. No fees are required at the time of submission, and the peer review process is entirely independent of any payment considerations.
11. Paper Review Period
- IJPP will give the first review opinion within 4 week after receiving the submissions. On the other hand, the time of acceptance and publication depends on the quality of the paper and the progress of revision.
