Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, established in 1880, is one of Japan’s oldest and most distinguished academic societies. The Society currently has around 15,000 members. It publishes three monthly scientific journals. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Chem. Pharm. Bull.) began publication in 1953 as Pharmaceutical Bulletin. It covers chemistry fields in the pharmaceutical and health sciences. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Biol. Pharm. Bull.) began publication in 1978 as the Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics, which then merged the Journal of Health Science, another former Society’s journal, in 2012. It covers various biological topics in the pharmaceutical and health sciences. Yakugaku Zasshi (Japanese for “Pharmaceutical Science Journal”) has the longest history, with publication beginning in 1881. Yakugaku Zasshi is published mostly in Japanese, except for some articles related to clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical education, which are published in English. The main aim of the Society’s journals is to advance the pharmaceutical sciences with research reports, scientific communication, and high-quality discussion. The average review time for articles submitted to the journals is around one month for first decision. The complete texts of all of the Society’s journals can be freely accessed through J-STAGE. The Society’s editorial committee hopes that the content of its journals will be useful to your research, and also invites you to submit your own work to the journals.

Chairman of Committee
Hidehiko Nakagawa
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University
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Published by The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan  
11,758 registered articles
(updated on September 08, 2025)
Online ISSN : 1347-5215
Print ISSN : 0918-6158
ISSN-L : 0918-6158
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, established in 1880, is one of Japan’s oldest and most distinguished academic societies. The Society currently has around 15,000 members. It publishes three monthly scientific journals. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Chem. Pharm. Bull.) began publication in 1953 as Pharmaceutical Bulletin. It covers chemistry fields in the pharmaceutical and health sciences. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Biol. Pharm. Bull.) began publication in 1978 as the Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics, which then merged the Journal of Health Science, another former Society’s journal, in 2012. It covers various biological topics in the pharmaceutical and health sciences. Yakugaku Zasshi (Japanese for “Pharmaceutical Science Journal”) has the longest history, with publication beginning in 1881. Yakugaku Zasshi is published mostly in Japanese, except for some articles related to clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical education, which are published in English. The main aim of the Society’s journals is to advance the pharmaceutical sciences with research reports, scientific communication, and high-quality discussion. The average review time for articles submitted to the journals is around one month for first decision. The complete texts of all of the Society’s journals can be freely accessed through J-STAGE. The Society’s editorial committee hopes that the content of its journals will be useful to your research, and also invites you to submit your own work to the journals.

Chairman of Committee
Hidehiko Nakagawa
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University

Published by The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan   

Editorial Board
Atsushi Matsuzawa

Editor-in-Chief
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University

The Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
(Biol. Pharm. Bull.) publishes the results of original research that
contributes significantly to the biological aspect in the pharmaceutical and
health sciences, including basic and clinical applications. The journal
encourages contributions describing research at the interface of basic,
experimental, and clinical pharmacy. Scientific areas within the scope of the
journal include pharmacology, molecular and cellular biology, biopharmacy and
pharmacokinetics, toxicology, microbiology, epidemiology, health statistics,
regulatory science, pharmaceutical education, and clinical pharmacy. Biological
aspect of organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, analytical
chemistry, physical pharmacy, pharmacognosy, natural product chemistry,
hygiene, environmental science, and even miscellaneous is within the scope of
Biol. Pharm. Bull. Theoretical and experimental peer-reviewed full-length
Regular Articles, Communications, Notes and Reviews are welcomed.


  • Takayoshi Suzuki

    Section Editor-in-Chief
    SANKEN, Osaka University

  • Keiichi Motoyama

    Section Editor-in-Chief
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University

  • Takuya Ito

    Section Editor-in-Chief
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University

  • Gen-ichi Atsumi

    Section Editor-in-Chief
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University

  • Kenji Sakamoto

    Section Editor-in-Chief
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University

  • Toyofumi Suzuki

    Section Editor-in-Chief
    School of Pharmacy, Nihon University

  • Mitsuru Sugawara

    Section Editor-in-Chief
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University

  • Yasuhiro Abe

    Editor
    Division of Drugs, National Institute of Health Sciences

  • Yumi Abiko

    Editor
    Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University

  • Mitsuhiro Arisawa

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Osaka

  • Björn Bauer

    Editor
    College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, USA

  • Laurie H. M. Chan

    Editor
    University of Ottawa, Canada

  • Shintaro Fumoto

    Editor
    Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University

  • Yukihiro Hamada

    Editor
    Department of pharmacy, Kochi medical school hospital

  • Hroshi Hamamoto

    Editor
    Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine

  • Kazuhiko Hanada

    Editor
    Meiji Pharmaceutical University

  • Dan Hu

    Editor
    Jinan University, China

  • Yuri Ikeda-Matsuo

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University

  • Mamoru Ikemoto

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Teikyo Heisei University

  • Fuyuhiko Inagaki

    Editor
    The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin University

  • Masatoshi Inden

    Editor
    Laboratory of Medical Therapeutics and Molecular Therapeutics, Gifu Pharmaceutical University

  • Koichi Inoue

    Editor
    College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University

  • Yasumichi Inoue

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University

  • Keiko Ishino

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmacy, Showa Medical University

  • Rie Ito

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University

  • Saotomo Itoh

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy, Aichigakuin Universtiy

  • Keiji Izushi

    Editor
    Izushi Pharmacy

  • Takanori Kanazawa

    Editor
    Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University

  • Naoki Kanoh

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University

  • Hironori Katoh

    Editor
    Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University

  • Michael Katz

    Editor
    R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, U.S. A.

  • Norihito Kawashita

    Editor
    Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University

  • Hitoshi Kawazoe

    Editor
    Keio University School of Medicine

  • Satomi Kita

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University

  • Takashi Kikuchi

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University

  • Katsushi Kitahara

    Editor
    Chemistry Research Unit, Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

  • Keita Kondo

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University

  • Yuki Kondo

    Editor
    Kumamoto University

  • Yoshiyuki Kubo

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University

  • Supachoke Mangmool

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

  • Tetsuo Mashima

    Editor
    Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research

  • Naoko Masumoto

    Editor
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • Mamoru Matsubara

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Gifu University of Medical Science

  • Kazuaki Matsumoto

    Editor
    Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy

  • Hideto Miyabe

    Editor
    Department of Pharmacy, Hyogo Medical University

  • Katsunori Miyake

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

  • Toshihiro Murata

    Editor
    Division of Pharmacognosy, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University

  • Akihiro Mizutani

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa Pharmaceutical University

  • Junya Nagai

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical

  • Junichi Nakajima

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy, Nihon University

  • Noritaka Nakamichi

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare

  • Hisanori Nambu

    Editor
    Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

  • Kohshi Nishiguchi

    Editor
    Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

  • Tsuyoshi Nishioku

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University

  • Hidetoshi Noda

    Editor
    Institute of Microbial Chemistry

  • Makoto Oba

    Editor
    Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

  • Fumihiko Ogata

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University

  • Noriko Ogawa

    Editor
    College of Pharmacy, Kinjo Gakuin University

  • Ayako Ohashi-Kobayashi

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University

  • Tomoe Ohta

    Editor
    Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

  • Akiko Ohno

    Editor
    National institute of health sciences

  • Kaname Ohyama

    Editor
    Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Nagasaki University Hospital

  • Yoshinori Okamoto

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University

  • Keiichiro Okuhira

    Editor
    Department of Environment and Health Sciences, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University

  • Tohru Okuzono

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University

  • Yoshinori Saito

    Editor
    Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University

  • Hiroaki Sakurai

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama

  • Seiichi Sakamoto

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University

  • Fuminori Sakurai

    Editor
    Department of Pharmacy, Kindai University

  • Kohei Sano

    Editor
    Kobe Pharmaceutical University

  • Kenjiro Sato

    Editor
    Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

  • Takuya Sasaki

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University

  • Michihiro Satoh

    Editor
    Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University,

  • Takahiro Seki

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Scences, Himeji Dokkyo University

  • Norihito Shibata

    Editor
    Division of Biochemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences

  • Norihito Shintani

    Editor
    School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University

  • Yoshiyuki Shirasaka

    Editor
    Showa Pharmaceutical University

  • Youhei Sohma

    Editor
    Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University

  • Kenji Suzuki

    Editor
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University

  • Naoto Suzuki

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy, Nihon University

  • Tadanobu Takahashi

    Editor
    School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka

  • Akiko Tabuchi

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama

  • Satoshi Takamatsu

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University

  • Kazuyuki Takata

    Editor
    Joint Research Laboratory, Division of Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

  • Ryusuke Takano

    Editor
    Pharmaceutical Technology Div., Chugai Pharmaceutical. Co., Ltd.

  • Tomoharu Takeuchi

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University

  • Satoru Tamura

    Editor
    School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wakayama Medical University

  • Naonobu Tanaka

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University

  • Hiroyuki Tanaka

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sanyo-Onoda City University

  • Kimihito Tashima

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai International University

  • Hideyuki Terazono

    Editor
    Department of Pharmacy, Kagoshima University Hospital

  • Hiroaki Todo

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University

  • Gurol Tuncman

    Editor
    Dept. of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, U. S. A.

  • Nahoko Uchiyama

    Editor
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • Takuya Uchida

    Editor
    Daiichi-Sankyo Co., Ltd.

  • Nasrul Wathoni

    Editor
    Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

  • Ming Xian

    Editor
    Brown University, U.S.A.

  • Shuhei Yamada

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University

  • Hiroaki Yamaguchi

    Editor
    Department of Pharmacy, Yamagata University Hospital

  • Toshiyuki Yamaji

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Juntendo University

  • Eiichi Yamamoto

    Editor
    Division of Medical Devices, National Institute of Health Sciences

  • Fumiyoshi Yamashita

    Editor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University

  • Yuhki Yanase

    Editor
    Department of Pharmacotherapy, Hiroshima University

  • Hideki Yashiroda

    Editor
    Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University

  • Akihito Yokosuka

    Editor
    School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

  • Satoshi Yokota

    Editor
    National Institute of Health Sciences

  • Hideshi Yokoyama

    Editor
    Tokyo University of Science

  • Yoshito Zamami

    Editor
    Department of Pharmacy, Okayama University Hospital

Subject areas
  • Biology, Life Sciences and Basic Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Sciences
Other relevant information
  • TitleBiological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • PublisherThe Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
  • Address2-12-15, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-0002,Japan
  • Contact email address
    Email (change "(at)" to "@")    ronb(at)pharm.or.jp
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Predecessor

The annual reports of the Public Health Division of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

Eisei kagaku

Journal of Health Science

Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics
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