About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Holistica Pharmatica Scientia is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional, Denpasar, Indonesia. Providing a rigorous academic platform for researchers, scholars, and practitioners, the journal welcomes high-quality original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and short communications. Its comprehensive scope spans a broad array of disciplines, seamlessly integrating pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical chemistry and medicinal biology, natural products and herbal medicine, pharmacology and toxicology, clinical and community pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics, public health and health policy, as well as broader applied health sciences in pharmacy research.

Peer Review Process

To ensure the highest standard of scientific integrity and academic rigor, all submitted manuscripts undergo a stringent double-blind peer-review process. This guarantees that both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous to each other throughout the evaluation. The editorial board rigorously assesses submissions based on originality, methodological soundness, scholarly relevance, and substantive contribution to the pharmaceutical sciences. The journal actively leverages the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform to maintain a transparent, highly efficient, and meticulously documented editorial workflow from submission to publication.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the core principle that making research freely available to the public proactively supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are explicitly permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful academic purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the respective authors. This enduring commitment accelerates scientific discovery while simultaneously amplifying the visibility and societal impact of critical health science advancements.

Publication Frequency

Holistica Pharmatica Scientia is published biannually, with comprehensive issues released systematically in June and December of each calendar year. The editorial management team is deeply dedicated to maintaining punctuality in its publication schedules while rigorously structuring the journal's metadata to meet the exacting standards required for future national accreditation and prestigious international indexing databases.