Clinical Pharmacy Connect Journal is a peer-reviewed platform dedicated to advancing the science, education, and practice of clinical pharmacy and medication-related health care. The journal focuses on research that supports the safe, effective, and patient-centered use of medications across healthcare settings.
We welcome original research articles, reviews, editorials, commentaries and case reports that explore:
- Clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care
- Pharmacotherapy and medication optimization
- Medication-related outcomes, safety, adherence, and management
- Interprofessional collaboration involving pharmacists, clinical pharmacologists, and other healthcare providers
- Pharmacy-related innovations in digital health, public health, and health policy
Submissions should relate to the use, management, education, or regulation of medications. General clinical studies without a strong medication-related or pharmacy practice component are not within the journal’s scope.
The journal particularly encourages work in the following areas:
- Innovations in Clinical Pharmacy Practice.
- Medication Therapy Management and Individualized Pharmacotherapy.
- Medication Safety, Including Adverse Drug Event Prevention and Reporting.
- Medication Adherence and Strategies to Improve Therapeutic Outcomes.
- Polypharmacy and Deprescribing, Especially in Aging or Complex Patient Populations.
- Pharmacovigilance and Real-World Evidence On Drug Safety.
- Pharmacoepidemiology and Population-Level Medication Trends.
- Pharmacoeconomics and Value-Based Medication Decision-Making.
- Psychosocial and Behavioral Determinants of Medication Use.
- Clinical Decision Support, Telepharmacy, And Digital Health Tools.
- Health Informatics and Automation in Pharmacy Practice.
- Community and Hospital Pharmacy Services.
- Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Promotion.
- Health Services Research Related to Pharmacy Practice and Medication Access.
- Policy, Regulation, And Governance Affecting Clinical Pharmacy.
- Pharmacy Education, Training, And Curriculum Development.
- Interprofessional Collaboration in Medication-Related Care.
- Pharmacometrics, Clinical Pharmacology, And Clinical Trials.
- Natural Products and Complementary Medicines in Medication use, Safety, or Pharmacological Contexts Involving Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Submissions must Demonstrate Clear Relevance to Medication Use, Patient Safety, or Clinical Pharmacy Practice. Studies Should Involve the Role of the Pharmacist in Evaluating, Advising On, Or Managing Natural or Complementary Medicines.
- Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) And Patient-Reported Outcomes in The Context of Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Medication Management (The Journal Welcomes Studies Assessing HRQOL or Patient-Reported Outcomes Where Clinical Pharmacists Play a Role in Medication Optimization, Adherence Strategies, Pharmaceutical Care, or Patient Counseling).
- Development and Validation of Health Research Instruments and Methodologies.
