For Authors
Prepare work that links pharmaceutical design to therapeutic performance.
JPBS assesses submissions on methodological rigour, transparency of reporting, and whether the pharmaceutical intervention is shown to matter for biological or therapeutic performance. The pages in this section are the working instructions — not a marketing summary.
From manuscript to publication
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Prepare your manuscript
Match the article type, write to the reporting standard, and assemble figures, tables and declarations before you format the file.
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Check author guidelines
Confirm scope, ethics, data availability and the submission checklist. Incomplete packages are returned before review.
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Submit manuscript
Upload the anonymised manuscript, title page, figures and declarations through the submission route when it is connected.
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Editorial assessment
An editor checks scope, reporting completeness and ethics. Work that cannot be reviewed as submitted is returned with reasons.
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Peer review
Double-anonymised review by specialists in the field. Authors and reviewers do not see one another’s identities.
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Revision
If revision is invited, respond point-by-point. The editor may send the revision back to reviewers.
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Acceptance
Acceptance is a scholarly decision. Production begins only after the accepted files and licence are in order.
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Production
Typesetting, proofs and the article record. Authors check proofs for errors of fact, not for new experiments.
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Publication
The article appears in the journal record under CC BY 4.0, then in an issue when the editors assign it.
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Author FAQ
Answers are editor-managed. Times, charges and portal status are stated only when the journal actually has them.
How long does review take?
JPBS has not published a median time to first decision. A figure will appear here when the journal has a record of completed submissions to report.
After you submit, editorial assessment happens first. Peer review begins only if the manuscript is complete enough to send out.
How do I submit?
Prepare the package against the instructions and the submission checklist, then use Submit manuscript.
Sign in and open a draft on /submit. Files are stored outside PostgreSQL; ORCID credit, APC charging and DOI registration are still not part of that route.
Can I withdraw?
Yes, before acceptance, by writing to the handling editor through the submission system stating that you withdraw.
After acceptance, withdrawal is exceptional and is recorded. Duplicate submission elsewhere while the manuscript is under review is a breach of publication ethics.
What happens after acceptance?
Production prepares proofs. Authors correct errors of fact and typography; new data are not added at proof.
The article is published to the journal record, then assigned to an issue. A DOI is added when one is registered — not before.
How do I track my submission?
Tracking will live in the submission system once that system is connected. Until then there is no status dashboard to log into.
Can I appeal a decision?
Yes. An appeal must point to an error in process or a misunderstanding of the science, not to disappointment with the outcome.
Send the appeal through the submission system, addressed to the Editor-in-Chief. The original reviewers are not automatically re-used. Appeals that repeat the manuscript without new argument are not re-opened.
What is the APC?
JPBS does not currently charge an article processing charge. See Article processing charges. If a charge is introduced later, it will apply only to manuscripts submitted after that policy takes effect.
Do you offer waivers?
Waiver and discount rules will be published if an APC is introduced. There is no waiver form to file while no charge exists.