Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences provides a platform for academics, researchers and pharmacists from Malaysia and around the world to communicate and share research findings and insight in the fields of pharmacy and pharmaceutical research.

Established in 2003, the journal publishes original, scholarly contributions in the form of original research articles, limited number of short communications and reviews.

Original articles: original research work/studies that are previously unpublished.
Short communications: reports work that are preliminary in nature but merits immediate publication. Usually up to 1500 words.
Review articles: Comprehensive, authoritative description of the subject matter within the scope of the Journal.

Manuscripts submitted for publication must be original, previously unpublished and not under consideration for publication or appear elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis).

Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences considers submissions from the following areas:

• Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Analysis; Modelling Studies; Synthesis and Structure-activity Relationship Studies; Metabolomics (e.g. Plants, Pharmaceuticals); Biologically active Compounds and Extracts; Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Natural Products.


• Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Drug-Drug/Food Interactions; Pharmacological studies of Synthetic compounds, Natural Products and Extracts, Toxicological studies.


• Pharmaceutical Technology
Drug Delivery; Drug Targeting; Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Pharmaceuticals and/or Biological Systems. Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.


• Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy, Research in Hospitals, Communities and Industries; Traditional and Complementary Medicines.


• Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Policy, Social Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacoinformatics, Pharmacy Management, Public Health Pharmacy, Health Systems Research, Health Related Quality of Life Studies, Pharmaceutical Financing.


• Pharmacy Education
Experimental or observational studies; Undergraduate and postgraduate Pharmacy Education and Training; Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods in Pharmacy; Curriculum developments related to Pharmacy Education.