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Journal of Controlled Release

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1984

ISSN1873-4995

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.535

H-Indexi

369

SNIPi

1.68

Total Worksi

18,154

Total Citationsi

1,141,616

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.54

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Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,154

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-4995

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

528

38k

2019

692

49k

2020

587

32k

2021

739

36k

2022

738

24k

2023

862

18k

2024

1.2k

10k

2025

693

618

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 ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MultidisciplinaryPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesHuman auditory perception and evaluationAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsImmunotherapy and Immune Responses

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Controlled Release

Is Journal of Controlled Release a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Controlled Release: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Controlled Release?

Journal of Controlled Release 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 8.54.

Is Journal of Controlled Release indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Controlled Release is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Controlled Release?