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Drug Delivery and Translational Research

Springer Publishing Company · United States · Est. 1973

ISSN2190-3948

SJR Q1✓ 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?

134

days submission → published

measured · last 12 articles · accept 116d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.28

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.259

Total Worksi

2,109

Total Citationsi

52,193

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,109

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2190-3948

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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

Citations received

3.4k

2019

176

7.1k

2020

223

8.6k

2021

183

4.9k

2022

216

3.5k

2023

264

3.2k

2024

261

2025

145

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

Medicine, Research & ExperimentalPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Pharmaceutical Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryDrug Solubulity and Delivery SystemsDermatology and Skin DiseasesNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsOcular Surface and Contact LensInhalation and Respiratory Drug DeliveryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Frequently asked questions about Drug Delivery and Translational Research

Is Drug Delivery and Translational Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drug Delivery and Translational Research: 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 Drug Delivery and Translational Research?

Drug Delivery and Translational Research 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 5.69.

Is Drug Delivery and Translational Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drug Delivery and Translational Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Drug Delivery and Translational Research?