Home›Search›Current Drug Delivery

Current Drug Delivery

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 1943

ISSN1567-2018eISSN1875-5704

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

426

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 70d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.537

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.577

Total Worksi

2,022

Total Citationsi

41,833

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1943

FrequencyFive No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,022

Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bentham Science Publishers

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1567-2018 / 1875-5704

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.6k

2019

158

2.2k

2020

169

1.7k

2021

163

1.6k

2022

104

866

2023

497

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsCancer Research and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Current Drug Delivery

Is Current Drug Delivery a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Drug Delivery: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Drug Delivery?

Current Drug Delivery is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.60.

Is Current Drug Delivery indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Drug Delivery is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Current Drug Delivery?