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Aims and scope
European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) is the only official journal of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and is committed to advancing the science, practice and profession of hospital pharmacy. As the premier communication platform for hospital pharmacists worldwide, EJHP is a major source for continuing education as well as updates on advances in the practice and standard of pharmaceutical care for patients.
With peer reviewed papers, features, conference reports and more on topics covering all aspects of hospital pharmacy from both a scientific and practice perspective, the journal aims to highlight innovations and developments in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, promoting safe, efficacious and cost-effective pharmaceutical care for hospital pharmacists to practise.
Editorial Board
For information about the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy Editor-in-Chief Prof Phil Wiffen and his editorial team, please refer to the Editorial Board page.
Ownership
BMJ publishes EJHP on behalf of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists.
Journal information
| Publication Model | Subscription; with hybrid open access option |
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| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Launch date | 2012 |
| Digital Archive | LOCKSS |
| Indexed by | Web of Science Core Collection: Science Citation Index Expanded, PubMed Central, Scopus, Embase (Excerpta Medica), Google Scholar |
| Impact Factor | 0.538 (2017) |
| CiteScore | 0.34 (2017) |
| Peer Review Model | Single blind; the names of reviewers are hidden from the author |
| Print ISSN | 2047-9956 |
| Online ISSN | 2047-9964 |
Journal statistics
| Acceptance rate | 38% for original research articles |
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| Mean time from submission to first decision | 28 days for original research articles |
| Mean time from acceptance to publication | 17 days (online) 200 days (print) |
Contact information
For all contact information please refer to the Contact us page.
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Please refer to the Instructions for authors
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Affiliations
BMJ is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.
The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting transparent, accurate reporting of research studies. BMJ is a sponsor of its activities.
BMJ is a founding organisation of the AllTrials initiative, which calls for all past and present clinical trials to be registered and their results reported.