International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding

What International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding does

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding (IJPC), Inc. is a privately held professional publisher based in Edmond, Oklahoma, that produces a peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to pharmaceutical compounding. The journal has been published continuously since 1997, releasing six issues per year (Jan/Feb through Nov/Dec) covering sterile and nonsterile preparations, USP chapter 795/797/800 compliance, quality control, stability studies, drug shortages, and accreditation guidance. Content is authored by academic and industry experts and is delivered to subscribers as full-color, fully-printable PDFs through IJPC.com, supported by an interactive flipbook viewer for current issues and a searchable archive of all issues and individual articles back to 1997.

The company operates a direct-to-subscriber model with three core revenue streams: annual subscriptions (with tiered rates for individuals, retail chain pharmacists, pharmacy students/educators/technicians, hospital/institutional users, and corporate site licenses), transactional sales of individual article PDFs at approximately $75 per article, and display advertising sold to compounding-industry vendors seeking reach to a verified 100% paid audience of pharmacy decision-makers. Its ecosystem includes a strategic partnership with CompoundingToday.com, which provides over 9,000 compounding formulas and operating procedures plus a weekly newsletter, and the Compounders' Network List (CNL), an email-based peer information-sharing resource. The organization runs with a lean editorial and operational team led by Managing Editor Thomas Kupiec, Ph.D., with IT/Webmaster Chris Burr and Graphic Artist Kari Collier.

IJPC's customer base spans independent and community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, pharmacy educators, pharmacy students, pharmacy technicians, and research pharmacists across global markets, though distribution is concentrated where compounding pharmacy practice is active. The company reports no external investors, parent company, or public listing and discloses no revenue figures. It maintains a stable, niche-focused operating posture with no documented M&A, funding, or major leadership changes in the available record.

Name

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding

Legal name

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, Inc.

Website

https://ijpc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding (IJPC) is a privately held, peer-reviewed professional journal published six times per year since 1997 for compounding pharmacists, delivering full-text PDFs on sterile and nonsterile preparations, USP compliance, and accreditation, supported by a CompoundingToday.com partner site of over 9,000 formulas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Scientific Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Writing & Publications (Clinical/Safety/HEOR) (HLAGALAG), Medical & Clinical Reference (Physicians, Nursing, Allied Health) (EDAGAGAA)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical compounding journal
• Peer-reviewed pharmacy publications
• Compounding practice resources
• Pharmacy regulatory compliance
• Compounding formulas database

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Journal Subscriptions: Annual subscription providing online access to six issues per year plus complete back-catalog archive since 1997. Educational and corporate site licenses available for institutional access.
2. Individual Article Sales: Electronic PDF downloads of individual articles sold for $75 per article
3. Advertising: Display advertising and banner ads on website reaching pharmacy decision-makers. 100% paid subscription audience ensures targeted reach to compounding pharmacy professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding (IJPC) is a peer-reviewed professional journal published six times per year that provides online access to full-text, full-color, printable PDF copies of pharmaceutical compounding research and articles since 1997. The company distributes this content via annual subscriptions to individual pharmacists, hospitals, and corporate site licensees, supported by a companion resource (CompoundingToday.com) containing over 9,000 compounding formulas and operating procedures.

Product overview

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding (IJPC) is a peer-reviewed professional journal published six times per year, serving as the primary publication for compounding pharmacists. The core product is the IJPC journal itself, which provides online access to full-text, full-color, printable PDF copies of all issues and articles dating back to 1997. The portfolio includes the companion CompoundingToday.com resource offering over 9,000 formulas and operating procedures, the Compounders' Network List (CNL) for peer information sharing, and individual article PDFs available for purchase. Educational resources, training materials, USP gap analysis tools, and a Compounders Resource Directory are also provided as supplementary offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding (IJPC) Peer-reviewed professional journal published six times per year covering pharmaceutical compounding topics, distributed as full-color, fully-printable PDF files with online access to all issues and articles since 1997. Targeted at independent and hospital pharmacists seeking compounding research, regulatory compliance guidance, and continuing education.
• CompoundingToday.com Companion website providing a library of over 9,000 compounding formulas and operating procedures, along with a weekly newsletter covering all aspects of pharmaceutical compounding. Brought to subscribers by IJPC as a complementary practical resource.
• Compounders' Network List (CNL) Email-based resource enabling pharmacists to share compounding information and questions with peers in the pharmacy compounding community.
• Individual Article PDF Downloads Electronic PDF downloads of individual journal articles available for one-time purchase (approximately $75 per article), enabling non-subscribers to buy single pieces of compounding research.

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CompoundingToday.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompoundingToday.com is IJPC's strategic partner providing complementary content with over 9,000 formulas and operating procedures. IJPC promotes CompoundingToday.com across its platform and both properties share editorial direction and marketing alignment. The partnership extends IJPC's reach into practical compounding resources.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pharmaceutical Press (Royal Pharmaceutical Society): Pharmacy-specialist professional publisher of references like the BNF and Martindale, targeting the same pharmacy practitioner audience with subscription reference content — a directly analogous niche scholarly publisher.
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): Professional association that publishes JAPhA, a peer-reviewed scholarly pharmacy journal, and competes for the same pharmacist-author and pharmacist-reader base with a similar scholarly publishing product.
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP): Publisher of AJHP and related pharmacy journals, directly comparable as a hospital/institutional pharmacist scholarly publisher with subscription and CE products serving IJPC's hospital pharmacist segment.
• Pharmacy Times: Peer-reviewed continuing education publication for pharmacists with a similar subscription/advertising business model, competing for the same pharmacist reader attention and pharmacist-vendor advertising dollars.
• Pharmacy Practice: International peer-reviewed journal for pharmacists, sharing IJPC's subscription and scholarly article model aimed at clinical pharmacy and compounding-adjacent practice areas.
• U.S. Pharmacist: Monthly peer-reviewed journal serving practicing pharmacists with CE and clinical articles, operating on a comparable subscription/ad-supported model targeting a closely overlapping professional audience.

Broad incumbents

• Springer Nature: Large-scale academic publisher with a portfolio of pharmacy and clinical pharmacology journals, competing as an established scholarly publishing incumbent across the same professional category.
• MJH Life Sciences: Healthcare media company that owns Pharmacy Times and a portfolio of pharmacy/clinician publications, competing for the same pharmacist audience and pharmacist-vendor ad budget at greater scale.
• Elsevier: Major commercial academic publisher of pharmacy and clinical journals through ScienceDirect, competing for both authors and readers across the broader scholarly pharmacy literature.
• Wolters Kluwer: Large-scale publisher of pharmacy and clinical reference products (e.g., Lexicomp, UpToDate) and journals serving pharmacists, competing for institutional and subscription dollars with a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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