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KEVIN A. CLAUSON, PHARM.D., is Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy—West Palm Beach, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. MICHAEL A. VERONIN, B.S.PHARM., PH.D., is Associate Professor, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Kingsville. NILE m. KHANFAR, M.B.A., PH.D., is Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy—West Palm Beach, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach Gardens. JENNIE Q. LOU, M.D., M.SC., is Professor of Internal Medicine and Public Health and Director of Medical Informatics, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Address correspondence to Dr. Clauson at the College of Pharmacy—West Palm Beach, Nova Southeastern University, 3970 RCA Boulevard, Suite 7006A, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (clauson{at}nova.edu).

Purpose. Pharmacy-focused journals that are available in open-access (OA), freely accessible, hybrid, or traditional formats were identified. Methods. Relevant journals were accessed from PubMed, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, EMBASE, and the Pharmacology and Pharmacy category of Thomson Scientific Journal Citation Reports. Criteria were established to select journals that satisfied the definition of pharmacy focused. Journals were assessed based on accessibility, copyright transfer requirements, and restrictions. If tracked, the journal’s impact factor (IF) was identified according to classification, and medians were calculated for each journal category. Results. A total of 317 pharmacy-focused journals were identified. The majority of pharmacy-focused journals identified were traditional/non-OA (n = 240). A smaller number of journals were freely accessible/ non-OA (n = 37), freely accessible/non-OA with content restrictions (n = 20), or freely available/non-OA with date restrictions (n = 18). The fewest number of journals were completely OA (n = 2). The median IF for the 185 journals whose IF was tracked was 2.029. The median IF for freely accessible and hybrid journals (n = 42) was 2.550, whereas the median IF for traditional journals (n = 143) was 1.900. Conclusion. A very small number of pharmacy-focused journals adhere to the OA paradigm of access. However, journals that adopt some elements of the OA model, chiefly free accessibility, may be more likely to be cited than traditional journals. Pharmacy practitioners, educators, and researchers could benefit from the advantages that OA offers but should understand its financial disadvantages. Index terms: Journals; Pharmacy; Publications

 

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