The following Peer-reviewed Article submissions are acceptable

Original Research Articles

GPJ considers all original research manuscripts within its scope provided that the work reports scientifically sound experiments and methodologies and provides a substantial amount of new information. Authors should not unnecessarily divide their work into several related manuscripts, although short Communications of preliminary, but significant, results will be considered. The quality and impact of the study will be considered during peer review.

GPJ has no restrictions on the length of manuscripts, provided that the text is concise and comprehensive. Research manuscripts should comprise:

  1. Front matter: Title, Author list, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords
  2. Research manuscript sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions (optional).
  3. Back matter: Supplementary Materials, Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, Conflicts of Interest, References.

CPD articles

CPD articles provide focused, evidence-based learning content for health professionals. CPD articles are designed to meet specific learning objectives relevant to clinical practice and are peer-reviewed to ensure they are comprehensive, authoritative and accurate. CPD articles are accompanied by an online assessment, allowing readers to test their knowledge and demonstrate evidence of their learning.

Word limit: To be agreed with the Editor at the time of commissioning.

Required Sections:

  • Title
  • Subtitle
  • Author(s) names and affiliations
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Body of article
  • Financial disclosure/Conflict of interest statement/Acknowledgements
  • Author contributions
  • Provenance
  • References: Target of 15-25 references per thousand words
  • Figures and tables: At least one, but no more than three figures.

Review articles 

Review articles cover areas of pharmacy, medicines use and pharmaceutical science that are topical and have advanced substantially in recent years. Review articles are engaging and focused, while retaining broad relevance to the pharmaceutical community. As peer-reviewed content, they present the best available published evidence on a topic or expert analysis and offer valuable context for readers. Authors are encouraged to provide insight into future developments and a balanced take on emerging ideas and trends.

Two types of review article are accepted:

  • Narrative review: Selected studies are compared and summarized on the basis of the author’s experience, existing theories and models. Results are based on a qualitative rather than a quantitative level.
  • Literature review: Authors address a defined objective by summarizing the best available evidence and providing context on the topic; they must describe their method of literature search and rationale for inclusion.

Word limit: 4,000–6,000 words (excluding references and figure/table legends) — to be agreed at the time of commissioning. The word limit may be longer at the Editor’s discretion depending on the topic

  • Title
  • Subtitle
  • Author(s) names and affiliations
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Sources and selection criteria (methods)
  • Body of article
    • Findings
    • Discussion
    • Conclusion
  • Key points box
  • Financial disclosure/Conflict of interest statement/Acknowledgements
  • Author contributions
  • Provenance: Whether the article was invited, commissioned or submitted.
  • References: Target of 15-25 references per thousand words.
  • Figures and tables: At least one, but no more than three figures that help to illustrate the main findings or methods

Practice reports

Practice reports give readers the opportunity to share innovations and initiatives that can improve pharmacy services. The reports can focus on any area of practice, including delivering clinical services, pharmacy administration, or new approaches to inform and engage with patients. The main criteria for accepting practice reports are:

  • Results achieved: Practice reports should show that they can result in one or more of the following:
    • Actual improvement in patient care living conditions
    • Better co-ordination and integration between various sectors in healthcare
    • Changes in local, national or regional social, economic and environmental policies and strategies
    • Improved institutional capacity at the national, sub-national or local levels
    • Changes to local or national decision-making, including the institutionalization of partnerships
    • Recognizing and addressing specific opportunities and constraints
    • Changes in the use and allocation of human, technical and financial resources at the local/national level
    • Changes in people’s attitudes, behaviour and roles
    • reproducibility and transferability, priority and
  • Sustainability: Articles need to show how the integration of the social, economic, environmental, institutional and cultural elements of sustainability was achieved, particularly with regards to:
    • Financial: The use and leveraging of resources, including cost recovery, indicating how loans, if any, are being paid back and their terms and conditions
    • Social and Economic: Gender equity, equality and social inclusion, economic and social mobility
    • Cultural: Respect for and consideration of attitudes, behaviour patterns and heritage
    • Environmental: Reducing dependence on non-renewable resources (air, water, land, energy, etc.), and changing production and consumption patterns and technology e.g. Composting, recycling etc.
    • Institutional: Legislation, regulatory frameworks, by-laws or standards formally addressing the issues and problems that have been dealt with by a practice; Social policies and/or sectoral strategies at the (sub) national level that have a potential for replication elsewhere; Institutional frameworks and decision-making processes that assign clear roles and responsibilities to various levels and groups of actors, such as central and local governmental organisations and community-based organisations; efficient, transparent and accountable management systems that make more effective use of human, technical, financial and natural resources.
  • Reproducibility and transferability: The article should describe how the initiative could be replicated, and if the process of replication has commenced, when and by whom.

Word limit: 4,000–6,000 words (excluding references and figure/table legends) — to be agreed at the time of commissioning. The word limit may be longer at the Editor’s discretion depending on the topic.

Required sections: (for a more detailed description of these sections see Article sections)

  • Title
  • Subtitle
  • Author(s) names and affiliations
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Body of article
    • Situation before the initiative began
    • Establishment of priorities
    • Formulation of objectives and strategies
    • Mobilisation of resources
    • Process
    • Results achieved
    • Sustainability
    • Lessons learned
    • Transferability
    • Related policy/ies or legislation
  • Key points box
  • Financial disclosure/Conflict of interest statement/Acknowledgements
  • Author contributions
  • Provenance: Whether the article was invited, commissioned or submitted.
  • References: Target of 15-25 references per thousand words, following the Vancouver style of referencing (refer to style guide).
  • Figures and tables: At least one, but no more than three figures that help to illustrate the main findings or methods
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