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Journal of Controlled Release

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1984

ISSN1873-4995

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.47

H-Index

369

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.68

Total Works

18,154

Total Citations

1,141,616

2yr Mean Citedness

8.54

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Aims & Scope

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,154

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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