Academic Journal
Q1Psychopharmacology
About Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacology is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 1.147 and an H-index of 224.
Its listed coverage is 1959-2026 and its research categories include Pharmacology (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 314 documents and 2548 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
Journal Metrics
Metrics can change by reporting year. Verify time-sensitive values with the publisher or indexing service.
Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.
Recent Research Articles
Latest publications matched automatically by ISSN.
Learning and memory performance in a rat model of perigestational opioid exposure
Meghan E. Vogt, Anne Z. Murphy
2026-09-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07160-2Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors contribute to the accelerated development of enhanced motivation for cocaine in female rats
Eleanor Blair Towers, Ivy L. Williams, Emaan I. Qillawala, Ben Setaro et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07146-0Robust effects of food deprivation as a relapse trigger: comparison to other stressors, and investigation of predictive individual traits in male and female rats
Jordan Charles, Catarina Borges, Elisabeth Sylvain, Nour Quiteshat et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07159-9Cannabigerol and standardized full-spectrum cannabis extract effects in acute and chronic inflammatory pain models
Daniela Escobar-Espinal, Thaís Antonia Alves Fernandes, Rafaela Ponciano, Lorena Borges et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07156-yCannabidiol and neural correlates of threat anticipation in alcohol use disorder
Tristan Hurzeler, Warren Logge, Joshua Watt, Iain McGregor et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07148-yEffects of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol on cognitive outcomes following acute use of cannabis for chronic pain
Renée Martin-Willett, Samantha N. Melendez, Kent E. Hutchison, Angela D. Bryan et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07157-xC57BL/6N mutation in cytoplasmic FMRP interacting protein 2 regulates nicotine reward in the conditioned place preference test
Belle Buzzi, Gina M. Fernandez, Amber Baldwin, Alayna Palamar et al.
2026-08-29 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07154-0Efficacy and tolerability of ketamine in moderate to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review
Shayan Eghdami, Mahsa Boroon, Amir-Abbas Keshavarz-Akhlaghi, Mohammadreza Shalbafan et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07155-zPilot study comparing the effects of high dose THC to high dose psilocybin and placebo in the set and setting of a classic psychedelic therapy session
Frederick S. Barrett, David Wolinsky, Zach Daily, Joseph Ciancio et al.
2026-08-27 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07138-0Effects of withdrawal from intermittent vs. long access cocaine self-administration on nucleus accumbens calcium permeable AMPA receptor transmission and incubation of craving in female and male rats
Amanda M. Catalfio, Tracy L. Fetterly, Megan Wickens, Terry E. Robinson et al.
2026-08-26 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07152-2Dexmedetomidine attenuates methamphetamine-induced hyperthermia and hyperlocomotion in male rats and modulates monoamine dynamics in the anterior hypothalamus
Tsuyoshi Okada, Seiji Obi, Katsutoshi Shioda, Chikara Yonekawa et al.
2026-08-22 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07153-1Mesolimbic and mesocortical pathways differentially support fentanyl-context associations
Annalisa Montemarano, Hajra Sohail, Laura B. Murdaugh, Kyrsten Derr et al.
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07151-3Behavioral pharmacology of isolated cannabidiol in animal models of autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review
Iara Késsila Milhome Vasconcelos, Maria Helena da Silva Pitombeira, David Ribeiro Fontenele, Quezia Damaris Jones Severino Vasconcelos et al.
2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07149-xDissecting the contribution of mu and kappa opioid receptor signalling in effort and delay-related cost/benefit decision making
Jackson D. Schumacher, Victor Iancu, Alia M. Mahrez, Stan B. Floresco et al.
2026-08-18 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07150-4Chronic nicotine vapor-induced enhancement of ethanol drinking-in-the-dark is associated with reduced medial prefrontal cortical activity
Timothy G. Freels, Jennifer Li, Rebecca G. Pavchinskiy, Rubing Zhao-Shea et al.
2026-08-15 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07147-zInvestigating sex differences in the acute effects of smoked cannabis: a potency-ranging, controlled administration, human laboratory experiment
Madison Wright, Justin Matheson, Adam Zaweel, Christine M. Wickens et al.
2026-08-11 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07144-2Chronic ethanol vapor exposure suppresses ethanol self-administration and behavioral allocation in a concurrent operant choice paradigm in male and female Long Evans rats
Olivia A. Colarusso, Jeffrey L. Weiner
2026-08-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07141-5Retraction Note: Matrine alleviates neurobehavioral alterations via modulation of JNK-mediated caspase-3 and BDNF/VEGF signaling in a mouse model of burn injury
Adnan Khan, Bushra Shal, Muhammad Naveed, Bakht Nasir et al.
2026-08-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07142-4Retraction Note: Chrysin attenuates traumatic brain injury‑induced recognition memory decline, and anxiety/depression‑like behaviors in rats: Insights into underlying mechanisms
Masome Rashno, Shahab Ghaderi, Ali Nesari, Layasadat Khorsandi et al.
2026-08-07 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07143-3Chemogenetic inhibition of the anterior cingulate cortex increases safe decision-making in aged mice performing the Iowa Gambling Task
Benjamin Z. Roberts, M. Melissa Flesher, Landon F. Cunningham, Adam L. Halberstadt et al.
2026-08-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s00213-026-07140-6Reviews
Community Reviews
Version History
September 8, 2026 at 12:10 am
September 8, 2026