What is the Front. Pharmacol. JIF?

The JIF is 5.4. See the full year-by-year trend and category ranking in our Frontiers in Pharmacology JIF analysis.

What is the acceptance rate of Frontiers in Pharmacology?

Manusights currently treats Not officially published as an estimate for Frontiers in Pharmacology, not an official journal-published rate. One common reason papers fail is submitting to the journal before choosing the section.

How long does Front. Pharmacol. take to review?

Frontiers in Pharmacology typically takes Varies by specialty section and review path, but timing varies by editor, field, and reviewer availability. Expect an editorial screen first, then choose journal, article type, and specialty section, then editorial and peer review.

Is Frontiers in Pharmacology peer reviewed?

Yes, Frontiers in Pharmacology is fully peer reviewed. All submissions undergo rigorous peer review by External editors and reviewers evaluate section fit, evidence strength, and article-type match..

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Publishing in Frontiers in Pharmacology: Fit, Timeline & Submission Guide

Q: Is Frontiers in Pharmacology a good journal?

Frontiers in Pharmacology is a strong target if the manuscript should make the intended Frontiers in Pharmacology section obvious from the title, abstract, keywords, and cover note. It is a weaker fit if frontiers in Pharmacology is section-driven; a vague section fit makes editor and reviewer routing harder.

Q: What does Front. Pharmacol. look for in submissions?

A clear specialty-section fit: The manuscript should make the intended Frontiers in Pharmacology section obvious from the title, abstract, keywords, and cover note.

Q: What should I know before submitting to Front. Pharmacol.?

Name the pharmacological object early. The first page should show the drug, target, pathway, exposure, response, or safety question that makes the paper pharmacology.

A section-driven Frontiers journal where pharmacology fit matters more than broad biomedical relevance

Should you submit here?

Submit if the manuscript should make the intended Frontiers in Pharmacology section obvious from the title, abstract, keywords, and cover note. Be careful if frontiers in Pharmacology is section-driven; a vague section fit makes editor and reviewer routing harder.

IF 5.4 · Not officially published accepted · Varies by specialty section and review pathLast reviewed Jul 17, 20260 official · 0 estimated · 2 unverified signals

Best fit if

The manuscript should make the intended Frontiers in Pharmacology section obvious from the title, abstract, keywords, and cover note

Not ideal if

Frontiers in Pharmacology is section-driven; a vague section fit makes editor and reviewer routing harder

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5.4

Impact Factor

Not officially published

Acceptance Rate

Varies by specialty section and review path

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What Front. Pharmacol. Publishes

Frontiers in Pharmacology is a Frontiers open-access journal for pharmacology research submitted through specialty sections. The practical fit question is whether the manuscript has a clear drug, target, mechanism, safety, clinical pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, outcomes, or policy claim that belongs in a specific section.

Drug action, response, safety, and therapeutic mechanisms
Clinical pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, and patient-relevant drug-response work
Pharmacology reviews, perspectives, clinical trials, case reports, and policy-oriented article types
Section-specific pharmacology manuscripts where the editor and reviewer audience can be named before upload

Editor Insight

“Frontiers in Pharmacology works best when the manuscript is not just biomedical research with a drug mentioned, but a pharmacology paper whose section audience, article type, and evidence boundary are clear before upload.”

What Front. Pharmacol. Editors Look For

A clear specialty-section fit

The manuscript should make the intended Frontiers in Pharmacology section obvious from the title, abstract, keywords, and cover note.

A pharmacology-centered claim

Drug action, target logic, exposure, response, safety, or clinical pharmacology interpretation should carry the paper, not appear as a late framing layer.

A complete submission package

Author contributions, ethics, consent, data availability, conflicts, funding, figures, and supplementary materials should be ready before the portal session.

Why Papers Get Rejected

These patterns appear repeatedly in manuscripts that don't make it past Front. Pharmacol.'s editorial review:

Submitting to the journal before choosing the section

Frontiers in Pharmacology is section-driven; a vague section fit makes editor and reviewer routing harder.

Using pharmacology as decoration

A disease-biology or chemistry paper with a drug mentioned late may not satisfy pharmacology reviewers.

Choosing the wrong article type

Frontiers article types carry different word, figure, and evidence expectations.

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Insider Tips from Front. Pharmacol. Authors

Name the pharmacological object early

The first page should show the drug, target, pathway, exposure, response, or safety question that makes the paper pharmacology.

Treat the submission checklist as scientific packaging

Weak ethics, data, contribution, or conflict statements can make a manuscript look underprepared before peer review.

The Front. Pharmacol. Submission Process

Choose journal, article type, and specialty section

Before upload

Start from the Frontiers in Pharmacology journal page and submission system, then match the manuscript to the right section and article type.

Complete author and declaration fields

During portal submission

Prepare author information, contribution statements, ethics and consent language, data availability, funding, and conflicts.

Editorial and peer review

Varies by section and reviewer availability

External editors and reviewers evaluate section fit, evidence strength, and article-type match.

Front. Pharmacol. by the Numbers

Impact Factor(Frontiers current journal page displays a 5.4 Impact Factor.)	5.4
CiteScore(Frontiers current journal page displays a 9.5 CiteScore.)	9.5
Publishing model(Frontiers says APCs apply to accepted articles.)	Gold open access
Submission model(Authors submit to a journal section and article type through Frontiers.)	Specialty-section based

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Article Types

Original Research

Standard research format; verify current structure and limits on the article-types page.

Clinical Trial

12,000 words

Interventional health studies; the current Frontiers page lists a 12,000-word maximum.

Mini Review

3,000 words

Focused review format; the current Frontiers page lists a 3,000-word maximum and no more than 2 figures or tables.

Landmark Front. Pharmacol. Papers

Papers that defined fields and changed science:

Section-specific pharmacology research and reviews
Clinical pharmacology and drug-response studies
Drug-safety, pharmacogenomics, and therapeutic-mechanism papers

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