As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.
COVID-19 and impact on peer review
The JoPPP 2020 Virtual Conference
On 20-21 November, 2020, the journal held the 2nd JoPPP conference on pharmaceutical policy and practice. This conference was held virtually. Details and videos of all the presentations can be found here.
Overview and Highlight videos:
Call for Papers: Thematic series on COVID-19
The Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice would like to announce a Call for Papers for a special series on COVID-19.
The journal seeks works related to prevention, newer treatments, medicines safety, medicines quality and shortages, pharmaceutical policy and practice, pharmacists and pharmacy services, information and dissemination, as well as technology aspects of COVID-19.
Read the articles published in this series here.
Featured article: Pharmacists at the frontline beating the COVID-19 pandemic
This editorial, which begins our thematic series related to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlights the many roles pharmacists will play in combating this disease. Examples from the UK and Pakistan are discussed, and guidelines and practices are provided that could be applied to any country.
Collections and Thematic Series
2020
Pharmacists and the COVID-19 Pandemic
2019
Health Policy and the Management of Antimicrobial Resistance in LMICs
Click here to see our earlier collections and thematic collections.
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Investigation the determinants of pharmaceutical expenditure share of GDP in Iran and selected OECD countries
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Medication errors associated with direct-acting oral anticoagulants: analysis of data from national pharmacovigilance and local incidents reporting databases
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Designing supply chains to meet the growing need of vaccines: evidence from four countries
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Impact of the first phase of COVID-19 pandemic on childhood routine immunisation services in Nepal: a qualitative study on the perspectives of service providers and users
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Potential adverse events in Japanese women who received tozinameran (BNT162b2, Pfizer-BioNTech)
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Pharmacists at the frontline beating the COVID-19 pandemic
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Pharmacists and COVID-19
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CoViD vaccines and thrombotic events: EMA issued warning to patients and healthcare professionals
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Prescription drug coverage in Canada: a review of the economic, policy and political considerations for universal pharmacare
Aims and scope
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice (formerly known as Southern Med Review) provides a platform for researchers to disseminate empirical research findings with the aim that people everywhere have access to the medicines they need and be able to use them rationally.
The Journal encompasses all aspects of pharmacy including clinical, social, administration, and economics. It also covers pharmaceutical aspects of healthcare policy, providing a platform to researchers, academics and practitioners from around the world to share evidence, concerns and perspectives on pharmacy systems, management, ethics, and financial analysis.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice is now indexed in ESCI
BMC is pleased to announce that Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice has been accepted for inclusion in both the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. The journal's content starting from January 1, 2018 will be indexed in Web of Science.
Announcing the 2020 Helen Clark-JoPPP Award Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Helen-Clark-JoPPP Award for Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice Research: Andy Gray, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Birna Trap, Denmark; and Paul Newton, University of Oxford. They are being presented with the award based on the scientific merit of their work, as well as the impact of their work on patients, decisions makers and on governments.
'On Health' blog
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Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era
12 October 2021
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Meet the SDG3 researchers: Uduak Okomo
04 October 2021
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About the Editor
Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar is Professor in Medicines and Healthcare at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
He is globally recognized for his research in pharmaceutical policy and practice, including the quality use of medicines, clinical pharmacy practice, access to medicines and issues related to pharmacoeconomics. Previously he was the Head of Pharmacy Practice at School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. A pharmacist by training and a Ph.D. in pharmacy practice, Prof. Babar is the recipient of prestigious “Research Excellence Award” from the University of Auckland.
Journal history
In December 2008, Southern Med Review was started by Prof. Zaheer Babar to promote pharmaceutical policy research at a global level. The journal has been unique in publishing the work of new researchers, documenting the pharmaceutical situation of low- and middle-income countries and debating pertinent pharmaceutical policy questions. The journal's work has been recognized at a global level and, according to WHO, it fulfilled a global need. For example, published studies have been instrumental in changing medicines policies in certain regions, especially in Vietnam and Thailand. The journal is indexed in Scopus, EMBASE and PubMed Central and in 2013 has been relaunched as Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice by BioMed Central.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice is affiliated with The University of Auckland and Auckland UniServices Ltd.
Archival content
An electronic archive of content under the journal's previous name Southern Med Review (2009-2012) can be found on PubMed Central.
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Speed
81 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
53 days to first decision for all manuscripts
130 days from submission to acceptance
34 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
1.158 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.644 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
2.8 - CiteScore
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