Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Ethnopharmacology is dedicated to the exchange of information and understandings about people's use of plants, fungi, animals, microorganisms and minerals and their biological and pharmacological effects based on the principles established through international conventions.

Early people confronted with illness and disease, discovered a wealth of useful therapeutic agents in the plant and animal kingdoms.

The empirical knowledge of these medicinal substances and their toxic potential was passed on by oral tradition and sometimes recorded in herbals and other texts on materia medica.

Many valuable drugs of today (e.g., atropine, ephedrine, tubocurarine, digoxin, reserpine) came into use through the study of indigenous remedies.

Chemists continue to use plant-derived drugs (e.g., morphine, taxol, physostigmine, quinidine, emetine) as prototypes in their attempts to develop more effective and less toxic medicinals.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.4
2024	4.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.142

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	243

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3882

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	20628

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Plants as a source of anti-cancer agents

  Citation: 1343

  Authors: Gordon M., David J.

• Pharmacology of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid

  Citation: 1098

  Authors: Jie

• Medicinal plants and antimicrobial activity

  Citation: 1056

  Authors: J.L., M.C.

• Anti-infective potential of natural products: How to develop a stronger in vitro ‘proof-of-concept’

  Citation: 1056

  Authors: Paul, Arnold J., Dirk Vanden, Louis

• Biological activities and distribution of plant saponins

  Citation: 1035

  Authors: S.G., M.E., J.

• Medicinal plants of India with anti-diabetic potential

  Citation: 973

  Authors: J.K., S., V.

• Punica granatum (pomegranate) and its potential for prevention and treatment of inflammation and cancer

  Citation: 879

  Authors: Ephraim P., Robert A.

• A cross-cultural analysis of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (India) medicinal plant use

  Citation: 841

  Authors: Sumeet, Jyotsana, Yashbir Singh

• Comparison of the free radical-scavenging activity of propolis from several regions of Argentina

  Citation: 826

  Authors: Marı́a I.Nieva, Marı́a I., Antonio R., Marta A.

• Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) hulls and flour

  Citation: 823

  Authors: Christel, Bernard, Jacques, Thierry, Claude, Michel, Micheline, Jean-Claude, François, Francis

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