Publishing Policies
Publishing Policies
Open Access Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal published in online and print formats. All
published articles are made available on the journal website to support broad dissemination of scientific knowledge in pharmaceutical sciences and allied fields.
IJPSR provides open access to published content so that researchers, academicians, students, healthcare professionals and readers can read, download and use the published articles for academic, research and educational purposes, subject to the journal’s copyright and licensing policy.
The journal believes that open access publishing increases the visibility, accessibility and impact of research. IJPSR is committed to promoting scholarly communication and dissemination of quality research for the advancement of pharmaceutical sciences.
Copyright and Licensing Policy
All content published in the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting IJPSR the right of first publication. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is original and that any copyrighted material, including figures, tables, images or reproduced content, has been used with proper permission and acknowledgement.
Published articles may be used for academic, research and educational purposes in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license. Any commercial use, unauthorized reproduction, misleading modification or improper use of published content is not permitted without appropriate permission.
IJPSR expects authors, readers and users of published content to respect intellectual property rights, proper citation practices and ethical use of scholarly material.
Repository / Archiving Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) supports open access and wider dissemination of published research. Authors are allowed to deposit of their work in institutional repositories, subject repositories, academic platforms or other repositories of their choice.
Authors may share their published articles for academic, research and educational purposes with proper citation to the original publication in IJPSR. Repository deposit should not misrepresent the published article or violate the journal’s
copyright and licensing policy.
IJPSR encourages authors to maintain transparency and accessibility of scholarly work while preserving the integrity of the published record. The Creative Commons license is indicated on published articles in HTML and/or PDF formats.
Publication Fees and Charges
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is a peer-reviewed open access journal available in both online and print formats.
There are no submission charges. Authors are not required to pay any fee at the time of manuscript submission. Publication charges are applicable only after acceptance of the manuscript following editorial and peer-review processing.
For Indian Authors
- Article Processing Charges: ₹1,500 per author
- Printing Charges: ₹2,500
For Overseas Authors
- Total Publication Charges: USD 300
The publication charges help cover editorial processing, manuscript handling, online hosting, publication management, open access dissemination and print-related publication expenses.
Payment of publication charges does not influence editorial decisions. All manuscripts are evaluated on the basis of originality, scientific merit, ethical compliance, reviewer comments and journal policy.
Waiver Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) may provide publication fee waiver or partial support to eligible authors from developing countries or authors with genuine financial limitations, subject to editorial approval and journal policy.
Waiver requests must be submitted by the corresponding author with proper justification. The request should be made before final publication processing and should clearly explain the reason for seeking waiver support.
Granting of waiver is not automatic and depends on the merit of the request, availability of journal support and editorial decision. Waiver decisions do not influence peer review or editorial decisions.
All manuscripts, including those for which waiver is requested, are evaluated through the same editorial and peer-review process. Scientific merit, originality and ethical remain the primary criteria for publication.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
The corresponding author may request withdrawal of a submitted manuscript from the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) for genuine reasons.
If a withdrawal request is made after payment but before publication, a cancellation fee of 20% may be deducted from the refunded Article Processing Charges.
If the revised manuscript has been received and the galley proof has already been provided to the authors, no refund will be issued, as the article is considered to be in the final stage of publication processing.
Authors are advised to check the journal indexing status, publication requirements and institutional requirements before submitting the manuscript and making payment.
If an article has already been published and is later retracted due to breach of research ethics, publication misconduct or author-related reasons, no refund of publication charges will be provided.
Advertising Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) does not accept or display any form of advertising on its website or within its published content.
The journal does not publish sponsored articles, promotional content, paid endorsements or commercial advertisements. IJPSR operates through author publication fees, journal and support from the Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (SPSR).
As IJPSR does not engage in advertising, there is no influence of commercial advertisements or sponsors on editorial decisions, peer review or published content.
This policy supports the journal’s commitment to transparency, editorial independence and ethical scholarly publishing.
Direct Marketing Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) follows ethical and professional standards in all direct communication and marketing activities.
The journal may communicate with researchers, academicians, institutions and professionals regarding manuscript submissions, journal updates, published issues, academic or relevant journal information. Such communication is intended to be accurate, transparent, respectful and non-misleading.
IJPSR does not engage in misleading solicitation, false claims, aggressive promotion or unethical marketing practices. The journal does not authorize any third-party agent or ntermediary to guarantee acceptance or fast publication of manuscripts.
Personal information, including names and email addresses, is not sold, shared ordistributed to external parties for marketing purposes.
Privacy Statement
The names, email addresses and other personal information provided to the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) will be used only for the stated purposes of the journal.
Such information may be used for manuscript processing, editorial communication, peer review, publication-related correspondence, subscription support, journal updates and communication from the Editorial Office.
IJPSR keeps personal information confidential and does not sell, share, distribute or use such information for unrelated purposes or by third parties.
Authors, reviewers, readers and subscribers are expected to provide accurate information for official journal communication. The journal takes reasonable care to protect the confidentiality of personal and manuscript-related information.
Subscription Details
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is published monthly and is available in online and print formats.
- Subscription Frequency: 12 issues per year
- Subscription Period: One Year
- Subscription Type: Individual / Institutional / Industry
Institutions, libraries, organizations, industries and individual readers may contact the Editorial Office for subscription-related information, print issue availability and subscription charges.
For Subscription Details:
editorijpsr@gmail.com
ijpsronline@gmail.com
Open Access Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal published in online and print formats. All
published articles are made available on the journal website to support broad dissemination of scientific knowledge in pharmaceutical sciences and allied fields.
IJPSR provides open access to published content so that researchers, academicians, students, healthcare professionals and readers can read, download and use the published articles for academic, research and educational purposes, subject to the journal’s copyright and licensing policy.
The journal believes that open access publishing increases the visibility, accessibility and impact of research. IJPSR is committed to promoting scholarly communication and dissemination of quality research for the advancement of pharmaceutical sciences.
Copyright and Licensing Policy
All content published in the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting IJPSR the right of first publication. Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is original and that any copyrighted material, including figures, tables, images or reproduced content, has been used with proper permission and acknowledgement.
Published articles may be used for academic, research and educational purposes in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license. Any commercial use, unauthorized reproduction, misleading modification or improper use of published content is not permitted without appropriate permission.
IJPSR expects authors, readers and users of published content to respect intellectual property rights, proper citation practices and ethical use of scholarly material.
Repository / Archiving Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) supports open access and wider dissemination of published research. Authors are allowed to deposit of their work in institutional repositories, subject repositories, academic platforms or other repositories of their choice.
Authors may share their published articles for academic, research and educational purposes with proper citation to the original publication in IJPSR. Repository deposit should not misrepresent the published article or violate the journal’s
copyright and licensing policy.
IJPSR encourages authors to maintain transparency and accessibility of scholarly work while preserving the integrity of the published record. The Creative Commons license is indicated on published articles in HTML and/or PDF formats.
Publication Fees and Charges
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is a peer-reviewed open access journal available in both online and print formats.
There are no submission charges. Authors are not required to pay any fee at the time of manuscript submission. Publication charges are applicable only after acceptance of the manuscript following editorial and peer-review processing.
For Indian Authors
- Article Processing Charges: ₹1,500 per author
- Printing Charges: ₹2,500
For Overseas Authors
- Total Publication Charges: USD 300
The publication charges help cover editorial processing, manuscript handling, online hosting, publication management, open access dissemination and print-related publication expenses.
Payment of publication charges does not influence editorial decisions. All manuscripts are evaluated on the basis of originality, scientific merit, ethical compliance, reviewer comments and journal policy.
Waiver Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) may provide publication fee waiver or partial support to eligible authors from developing countries or authors with genuine financial limitations, subject to editorial approval and journal policy.
Waiver requests must be submitted by the corresponding author with proper justification. The request should be made before final publication processing and should clearly explain the reason for seeking waiver support.
Granting of waiver is not automatic and depends on the merit of the request, availability of journal support and editorial decision. Waiver decisions do not influence peer review or editorial decisions.
All manuscripts, including those for which waiver is requested, are evaluated through the same editorial and peer-review process. Scientific merit, originality and ethical remain the primary criteria for publication.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
The corresponding author may request withdrawal of a submitted manuscript from the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) for genuine reasons.
If a withdrawal request is made after payment but before publication, a cancellation fee of 20% may be deducted from the refunded Article Processing Charges.
If the revised manuscript has been received and the galley proof has already been provided to the authors, no refund will be issued, as the article is considered to be in the final stage of publication processing.
Authors are advised to check the journal indexing status, publication requirements and institutional requirements before submitting the manuscript and making payment.
If an article has already been published and is later retracted due to breach of research ethics, publication misconduct or author-related reasons, no refund of publication charges will be provided.
Advertising Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) does not accept or display any form of advertising on its website or within its published content.
The journal does not publish sponsored articles, promotional content, paid endorsements or commercial advertisements. IJPSR operates through author publication fees, journal and support from the Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (SPSR).
As IJPSR does not engage in advertising, there is no influence of commercial advertisements or sponsors on editorial decisions, peer review or published content.
This policy supports the journal’s commitment to transparency, editorial independence and ethical scholarly publishing.
Direct Marketing Policy
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) follows ethical and professional standards in all direct communication and marketing activities.
The journal may communicate with researchers, academicians, institutions and professionals regarding manuscript submissions, journal updates, published issues, academic or relevant journal information. Such communication is intended to be accurate, transparent, respectful and non-misleading.
IJPSR does not engage in misleading solicitation, false claims, aggressive promotion or unethical marketing practices. The journal does not authorize any third-party agent or ntermediary to guarantee acceptance or fast publication of manuscripts.
Personal information, including names and email addresses, is not sold, shared ordistributed to external parties for marketing purposes.
Privacy Statement
The names, email addresses and other personal information provided to the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) will be used only for the stated purposes of the journal.
Such information may be used for manuscript processing, editorial communication, peer review, publication-related correspondence, subscription support, journal updates and communication from the Editorial Office.
IJPSR keeps personal information confidential and does not sell, share, distribute or use such information for unrelated purposes or by third parties.
Authors, reviewers, readers and subscribers are expected to provide accurate information for official journal communication. The journal takes reasonable care to protect the confidentiality of personal and manuscript-related information.
Subscription Details
The International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR) is published monthly and is available in online and print formats.
- Subscription Frequency: 12 issues per year
- Subscription Period: One Year
- Subscription Type: Individual / Institutional / Industry
Institutions, libraries, organizations, industries and individual readers may contact the Editorial Office for subscription-related information, print issue availability and subscription charges.
For Subscription Details:
editorijpsr@gmail.com
ijpsronline@gmail.com