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¹College of Pharmacy-West Palm Beach, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, USA. clauson@nova.edu

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Few pharmacy journals are fully open-access (OA). However, journals offering free access may have higher impact factors, benefiting researchers despite potential financial drawbacks.

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Area of Science:

Pharmacy
Scholarly Communication
Bibliometrics

Background:

The landscape of scholarly publishing is evolving with various access models.
Understanding the prevalence and impact of different access models in pharmacy is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify and categorize pharmacy-focused journals based on their access models (open-access, freely accessible, hybrid, traditional).
To compare the impact factors (IF) of pharmacy journals across different access categories.

Main Methods:

Journals were identified through major databases (PubMed, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, EMBASE, Journal Citation Reports).
Criteria were established to define pharmacy-focused journals.
Accessibility, copyright, and restrictions were assessed.
Impact factors were collected and median IFs calculated for each category.

Main Results:

317 pharmacy journals were identified; most were traditional/non-OA (n=240).
Only 2 journals were fully open-access (OA).
Median IF for all tracked journals was 2.029; freely accessible/hybrid journals (n=42) had a median IF of 2.550, higher than traditional journals (n=143) with a median IF of 1.900.

Conclusions:

A minimal number of pharmacy journals fully embrace the open-access model.
Journals incorporating free accessibility may achieve higher citation rates.
Pharmacy professionals should weigh the benefits of OA against its financial implications.