Drug Delivery

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.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,300.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Colloidal Gold: A Novel Nanoparticle Vector for Tumor Directed Drug Delivery

  Citation: 971

  Authors: Giulio F., Lonnie, David, Dan, Nicolae, Richard E., Lawrence

• Delivering CRISPR: a review of the challenges and approaches

  Citation: 946

  Authors: Christopher A., Jason C., James P., Jerilyn A.

• Microneedle-based drug delivery systems: Microfabrication, drug delivery, and safety

  Citation: 553

  Authors: Ryan F., Thakur Raghu Raj, A. David

• Dermal and Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems: Current and Future Prospects

  Citation: 531

  Authors: Marc B., Gary P., Stuart A., Franklin K.

• Pharmaceutical liposomal drug delivery: a review of new delivery systems and a look at the regulatory landscape

  Citation: 523

  Authors: Claudia, Sandro

• Prospects and challenges of extracellular vesicle-based drug delivery system: considering cell source

  Citation: 462

  Authors: Wanrong, Chuanshi, Yaying, Linlin, Ling, Guiquan

• Chitosan-Based Particles as Controlled Drug Delivery Systems

  Citation: 444

  Authors: M., J. F.

• PLGA-based biodegradable microspheres in drug delivery: recent advances in research and application

  Citation: 441

  Authors: Yue, Bolun, Ruowei, Wenfang, Qubo, Xun, Rongrong, Chuanpin

• Permeation enhancer strategies in transdermal drug delivery

  Citation: 421

  Authors: Harneet, Tarun, Amit K., Goutam

• Application of hyaluronic acid as carriers in drug delivery

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Gangliang, Hualiang