Press Release
April 9, 2026
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Rebecca Stauffer
AAPS Communications Manager
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Two AAPS Journals Receive High Author Satisfaction Scores
Arlington, VA—AAPS is pleased to announce that AAPS PharmSciTech and The AAPS Journal received high author satisfaction scores from a survey of 2025 authors by publisher Springer Nature.
Out of a survey of AAPS PharmSciTech authors, 97% rated their experience as excellent or good. 97% also agreed with the statement that, "the editorial advice and comments throughout the process helped to improve the paper,” while 100% of respondents agreed with the statement that “the editors managed the peer review process well.”
For The AAPS Journal, 85% of survey respondents rated their experience as excellent or good. 95% agreed with the statement, “the editorial advice and comments throughout the process helped to improve the paper” and 100% agreed with the statement, “the editors managed the peer review process well.”
“On behalf of our Editors and Editorial Advisory Board, I am very pleased to see such strongly positive feedback from the scientific publishing community. I acknowledge the role of our scientific expert reviewers, am appreciative of their integral role,” AAPS PharmSciTech Editor-in-Chief Robert O. (Bill) Williams III, Ph.D., said. “It is gratifying to receive feedback that our editors managed the peer review process effectively while also maintaining our scientific integrity. We remain committed to providing a constructive, transparent publishing process while maintaining the rigorous scientific integrity our association, members, and readers expect.”
“The AAPS Journal editors are aware how important it is the cutting edge reaches the AAPS community in a timely fashion. The high scores that the authors have given us indicates the diligence of this editorial team, who works hand-in-hand with authors without compromising the integrity of the publication,” The AAPS Journal Editor-in-Chief Anurag Rathroe, Ph.D. said. “I encourage pharmaceutical and biotech researchers looking to submit their science for peer review to consider The AAPS Journal as your medium of choice.”
AAPS members have free, unlimited, electronic access to articles in AAPS’ four peer-reviewed journals.
To submit an article to any of the four AAPS journals, visit the individual page for each journal.
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American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit association of more than 7,000 scientists and professionals employed in academia, industry, regulatory, and other research related to the pharmaceutical sciences worldwide. Its mission is to advance the capacity of pharmaceutical scientists to develop products and therapies that improve global health, which members pursue through four peer-reviewed journals and a variety of events in person and online.
AAPS journals publish articles covering the breadth of pharmaceutical science, including complementary disciplines like chemistry, biology, and engineering. AAPS publishes four peer-reviewed journals: The AAPS Journal, AAPS PharmSciTech, Pharmaceutical Research, and AAPS Open. The latter is AAPS’ first fully open access journal. It is freely available worldwide, and authors retain copyright. All four journals are available with AAPS membership or through institutional access. www.aaps.org/journals