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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,996CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Drug Delivery

Abbreviation (ISO):DRUG DELIVERY
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.339•SCImago Rank: #2,996•Identifier (ISSN):1071-7544(Print)/1521-0464(Online)•Articles / Year: 221•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,423 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
52

52 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
221articles/year
100% Gold OA•97% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.1)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.819)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.419)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.902)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.829)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.095)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Drug Delivery is an open access journal serving the academic and industrial communities with peer reviewed coverage of basic research, development, and application principles of drug delivery and targeting at molecular, cellular, and higher levels. Topics covered include all delivery systems including oral, pulmonary, nasal, parenteral and transdermal, and modes of entry such as controlled release systems; microcapsules, liposomes, vesicles, and macromolecular conjugates; antibody targeting; protein/peptide delivery; DNA, oligonucleotide and siRNA delivery. Papers on drug dosage forms and their optimization will not be considered unless they directly relate to the original drug delivery issues. Published articles present original research and critical reviews.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology91.7%Chemistry89.2%Medicine86.6%Materials science85.6%Biochemistry73.6%Genetics71.8%Organic chemistry70.9%Pharmacology66.7%Nanotechnology61%Engineering59.5%Internal medicine56.6%Physics55.2%Chemical engineering48.7%Drug delivery38.9%Psychology37.2%Biotechnology34.3%Psychiatry33.6%In vivo32.3%Quantum mechanics31.4%Chromatography29.4%In vitro28.8%Drug27.8%Composite material25.8%Bioinformatics23.4%Nanoparticle23%Nuclear magnetic resonance22.6%Surgery21.6%Endocrinology20.6%Immunology20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,996Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993, 1995-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.339

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
119

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.13

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,423 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,102
3-Year Documents432
Citable Documents432

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Pharmaceutical ScienceQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Informa Healthcare
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1993
Editorial Address
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
24/356Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
12/356Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8972
20258.1114703
20246.545696
202361082,887
20226.81927510,032
20216.4192268,019
20204.9021566,931
20193.8291377,189
20183.09516710,735
2017—23812,149
2016—1475,604
2015—1276,033
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Drug Delivery

WoS Q1
25710201820192020202120222023202420258.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:8.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01