Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Aims & Scope

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (TIPS) is a monthly peer-reviewed reviews journal that publishes reviews and opinions in fields broadly covering pharmacology, pharmacy, pharmaceutics and toxicology.

Launched in 1979, TIPS has an impact factor (IF) of 11.523 as of 2019.

Every issue of TIPS contains succinct articles on the most exciting recent developments in pharmacology and therapeutics research.

The major areas of research that TIPS is interested in are: Drug discovery and Development; Basic and Clinical Pharmacology; Therapeutics; Drug safety and toxicity; Pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics.

TIPS particularly seeks articles that are relevant to one or more of these themes.

Additionally, TIPS welcomes articles on biopharma regulatory landscape, science policy and regulation and bioethics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	19.9
2024	13.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.771

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	252

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	481

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3758

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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
• Medline
• Embase

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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.

• Amyloid deposition as the central event in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease

  Citation: 1964

  Authors: John, David

• Drugs of abuse: anatomy, pharmacology and function of reward pathways

  Citation: 1577

  Authors: George F.

• Excitatory amino acid neurotoxicity and neurodegenerative disease

  Citation: 1397

  Authors: Brian, John

• Assessing antidepressant activity in rodents: recent developments and future needs

  Citation: 1265

  Authors: John F., Athina, Irwin

• Hypoxia-inducible factors: mediators of cancer progression and targets for cancer therapy

  Citation: 1263

  Authors: Gregg L.

• Translocator protein (18kDa): new nomenclature for the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor based on its structure and molecular function

  Citation: 1182

  Authors: Vassilios, Mario, Tomás R., Thomas B., Jean-Jacques, Peter, Michael D., David, Abraham, Ming-Rong, Moshe

• Liposomes and nanoparticles: nanosized vehicles for drug delivery in cancer

  Citation: 1088

  Authors: Yogeshkumar, Marilena, Alexander M.

• Zebrafish as an emerging model for studying complex brain disorders

  Citation: 989

  Authors: Allan V., Adam Michael, Robert

• Cell-Penetrating Peptides: From Basic Research to Clinics

  Citation: 961

  Authors: Giulia, Liliana, Daniela

• Targeting Free Radicals in Oxidative Stress-Related Human Diseases

  Citation: 923

  Authors: Patrik, Klaudia, Miriama, Vojtech, Christopher J., Marian

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