The British Journal of Pharmacology is a biweekly peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 covering all aspects of experimental pharmacology

Pharmacology

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. It is published for the British Pharmacological Society

British Pharmacological Society

The British Pharmacological Society is the professional association for pharmacologists in the UK.The society was formed when a group of pharmacologists met in Oxford, UK in 1931. The learned society aims to further education within Pharmacology and also organizes meetings of the world's most...

 by Wiley-Blackwell. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, its 2009 impact factor

Impact factor

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 is 5.204 ranking it 19th in the category "Pharmacology & Pharmacy".

The journal publishes Research Papers, Review Articles, Commentaries and Correspondence in all fields of pharmacology. It also publishes themed issues, as well as supplements, including the Guide to Receptors and Channels.

The current editor in chief

Editor in chief

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 is J.C. McGrath. Previous editors in chief include Humphrey Rang, Alan North, Phil Moore, Bill Large, and Tony Birmingham.

A sister journal, also published for the British Pharmacological Society

British Pharmacological Society

The British Pharmacological Society is the professional association for pharmacologists in the UK.The society was formed when a group of pharmacologists met in Oxford, UK in 1931. The learned society aims to further education within Pharmacology and also organizes meetings of the world's most...

 by Wiley-Blackwell is the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

The British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , published for the British Pharmacological Society by Wiley-Blackwell publishes papers, original papers, short communications, correspondence and reports on all aspects of drug action in man....

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External links

• British Pharmacological Society