DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a monthly, peer‑reviewed medical journal from Iran that covers all aspects of pharmaceutical sciences. It uses a hybrid open‑access model, so some articles are free to read while others are behind a paywall. The editor‑in‑chief is Mohammad Abdollahi.
History and access
- The journal was started in 1990 as a Persian‑language publication.
- English abstracts began in 1995, and the full publication language shifted to English in 1999.
- It moved to open access with BioMed Central from 2012 to 2017.
- Since 2018, Springer Science+Business Media publishes the journal on behalf of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Impact and indexing
- 2024 impact factor: 2.1.
- The journal is indexed and abstracted in several databases, including Scopus and JSTOR (among others).
Identifiers
- ISSN: 1560-8115 (print), 2008-2231 (web)
Recent news
- In November 2025, Retraction Watch reported that the journal published a paper co‑authored by the editor‑in‑chief that contained fabricated references and language with characteristics of AI‑generated text. Springer Nature flagged the paper for unspecific concerns.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 09:05 (CET).