Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (0250-474X), is the official scientific publication of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association.
The journal publishes original research work in the areas of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Drug Design, Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacy Practice, Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, Cell Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Interest).
History
It started in 1939 as Indian Journal of Pharmacy. The journal is published bimonthly and is indexed with EMBASE, International Pharmaceuticals Abstracts, and IndMed.
The Indian Journal of Pharmacy was started in 1939 as "a quarterly journal devoted to the Science and practice of Pharmacy in all its branches". The Chief editor and the main guiding force behind the 'Journal' was Prof. M.L. Schroff, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics. Benaras Hindu University, Benaras.
Owing to various difficulties experienced in publishing the 'Journal" at Benaras, the Council of IPA. decided in 1946 to entrust the task to its Bombay Branch, and to transfer the editorial and publication offices to Bombay. Prof. M.L. Khorana, Head of the Pharmaceutical Section, Dept. of Chemical Technology, Bombay University was requested to take the Editorship.
In 1949 it was decided to publish the Journal bimonthly instead of quarterly. Very soon from January 1950 this Journal started coming out as a monthly periodical. While Mr. S.P. Mukherji worked a Assistant Editor from 1946 to 1952, in May 1950 Mr. N.S. Bhunvara joined as second Assistant Editor.
The Headquarters of the IPA. were shifted to Bombay with effect from 1st January 1953 and this helped considerably the publication of the Journal and its circulation to members. From 1st January 1954 Prof. Khaorna resigned as Editor of the Journal. Dr. G.B. Ramasarma succeeded him as Editor and Mr. A.I. Mehta and Dr. R.S. Baichwal joined as Assistant Editors.
In 1955 July, the Journal offices together with those of Association and the Bombay State Branch was shifted from U.D.C.T., Matunga to Kalam Kutir 213-219 Frere Road, Bombay - 1. From 1959 Mr. L. S. Patel joined as the third Assistant Editor. Since 1996.
In 1963, the Indian Journal of Pharmacy celebrated its Silver Jubilee. A detailed history of the Journal was also published (IJP, 1963, 25, 8-17). The year 1969 represented an important milestone in the history of IJP From this year it changed its character from that of "the official publication of the IPA. "to that of a "Scientific publication" of the association. The publication of professional and other general articles and Association News was taken over by a new monthly Journal called "Pharmatimes" with Mr. A.I. Mehta as its Editor. The I.J.P. became an exclusively scientific journal and the frequency of its publication was reduced to that of a bimonthly. Dr. R.S. Baichwal took over as first Editor of this Journal and continues to edit it to this day. In 1979 the name of IJP was expanded to 'Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences'. In 1986 Dr. C.L. Kaul joined as Associated Editor. Dr. C.L. Kaul become Editor in 1986 - 1996 Dr. C.L. Kaul was the Editor of IJPS. Since 1997 Dr. Rao V.S.V. Vadlamudi is the Editor.
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