Journal of Ethnopharmacology

The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, abbreviated J. Ethnopharmacol. is a scientific journal published by Elsevier. It is the official journal of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology. The first issue appeared in January 1979. Currently 18 issues per year are published. The journal is devoted to the exchange of information on the use of plants, fungi, animals, microorganisms and minerals by humans. A special focus is placed on ethnopharmacological (also ethnobotanical and ethno -chemical) study approaches dar.

The Impact Factor was in 2012 at 2,755. According to the statistics of the ISI Web of Knowledge, the journal impact factor with this in the category of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at 92nd of 260 in the category of botany at 41 out of 195 journals in the category of medical chemistry at # 24 out of will 59 magazines and in the category of integrative and complementary medicine out in third out of 21 journals.

Editor in chief is Robert Verpoorte, Leiden University, The Netherlands.