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Journal of Controlled Release

Netherlands |Universities and research institutions |Media Ranking

Country

Universities and research institutions Media Ranking

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

SJR 2024

2.470 Q1

H-Index

327

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

01683659, 18734995

Coverage

1984-2025

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Scope

The Journal of Controlled Release (JCR) publishes high-quality research articles in the broad field of delivery science and technology. This includes drug delivery systems and all aspects of formulations, such as physicochemical and biological properties of drugs, design and characterization of dosage forms, release mechanisms, in vivo testing, and formulation research and development in the disciplines of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, agricultural, environmental, cosmetic, and food industries. Manuscripts that advance fundamental understanding of principles and/or demonstrate advantages of novel technologies in safety and efficacy over current clinical standards will be given priority. Each issue has the cover story highlighting the significance of a selected article published in the issue. At the end of each quarter, the JCR editors select "The Editors' Choice" from the published research articles.

Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Pharmaceutical Science1999Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2000Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2001Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2002Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2003Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2004Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2005Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2006Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2007Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2008Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2009Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2010Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2011Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2012Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2013Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2014Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2015Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2016Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2017Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2018Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2019Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2020Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2021Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2022Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2023Q1
Pharmaceutical Science2024Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19991.036
20001.061
20011.260
20021.380
20031.610
20041.485
20051.570
20061.788
20072.168
20082.272
20092.922
20103.225
20112.763
20122.454
20132.441
20142.438
20152.738
20162.463
20172.684
20182.411
20192.230
20202.119
20211.812
20221.844
20232.157
20242.470
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
1999207
2000229
2001265
2002235
2003270
2004296
2005430
2006340
2007284
2008274
2009286
2010482
2011546
2012528
2013400
2014490
2015546
2016526
2017503
2018492
2019475
2020539
2021627
2022650
2023663
2024729
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19991.949
External Cites per document20002.039
External Cites per document20012.602
External Cites per document20023.240
External Cites per document20033.472
External Cites per document20044.047
External Cites per document20054.400
External Cites per document20064.536
External Cites per document20074.387
External Cites per document20084.942
External Cites per document20096.146
External Cites per document20107.104
External Cites per document20116.537
External Cites per document20125.892
External Cites per document20136.482
External Cites per document20147.035
External Cites per document20158.245
External Cites per document20167.698
External Cites per document20178.002
External Cites per document20187.829
External Cites per document20198.137
External Cites per document20208.701
External Cites per document202110.292
External Cites per document202210.723
External Cites per document202310.858
External Cites per document202412.104
Cites per document19992.271
Cites per document20002.418
Cites per document20013.089
Cites per document20023.621
Cites per document20033.929
Cites per document20044.490
Cites per document20054.955
Cites per document20064.981
Cites per document20074.871
Cites per document20085.426
Cites per document20096.591
Cites per document20107.777
Cites per document20117.064
Cites per document20126.537
Cites per document20136.914
Cites per document20147.618
Cites per document20158.856
Cites per document20168.188
Cites per document20178.497
Cites per document20188.250
Cites per document20198.548
Cites per document20209.233
Cites per document202110.853
Cites per document202211.318
Cites per document202311.321
Cites per document202412.589
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
199916.91
200014.85
200116.98
200215.32
200318.52
200420.61
200523.26
200615.88
200720.07
200821.53
200923.43
201020.33
201117.58
201231.06
201328.50
201425.71
201528.02
201634.60
201732.21
201835.16
201936.63
202030.80
202132.54
202227.69
202328.21
202424.01
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents1999161
Uncited documents2000153
Uncited documents2001113
Uncited documents2002111
Uncited documents2003107
Uncited documents200480
Uncited documents200581
Uncited documents2006134
Uncited documents2007162
Uncited documents2008146
Uncited documents200997
Uncited documents201074
Uncited documents2011171
Uncited documents2012278
Uncited documents2013233
Uncited documents2014198
Uncited documents2015110
Uncited documents2016125
Uncited documents2017121
Uncited documents2018103
Uncited documents2019105
Uncited documents202088
Uncited documents202176
Uncited documents202283
Uncited documents202366
Uncited documents202467
Cited documents1999404
Cited documents2000462
Cited documents2001537
Cited documents2002590
Cited documents2003622
Cited documents2004690
Cited documents2005720
Cited documents2006862
Cited documents2007904
Cited documents2008908
Cited documents2009801
Cited documents2010770
Cited documents2011871
Cited documents20121036
Cited documents20131323
Cited documents20141276
Cited documents20151308
Cited documents20161311
Cited documents20171441
Cited documents20181472
Cited documents20191416
Cited documents20201382
Cited documents20211430
Cited documents20221558
Cited documents20231750
Cited documents20241873
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199926.66
200028.07
200129.44
200230.12
200330.49
200429.87
200530.35
200632.96
200731.90
200835.35
200931.78
201034.53
201137.36
201236.07
201336.71
201437.17
201536.69
201637.29
201737.82
201838.91
201940.32
202041.06
202140.67
202241.81
202340.57
202443.48
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
19993351
20003358
20013399
20023435
20033479
20043523
20053570
20063617
20073681
20083732
20093832
20103935
20113990
20124006
20134015
20143989
20153961
20163944
20173957
20183956
20193944
20203907
20213867
20223812
20233794
20243811
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
1999693653
20001464263
20012382661
20023214835
20034195568
20044562334
20055341128
20065681544
20075963231
20086060069
20096184737
20106555263
20117469549
20128476211
20139001360
20149755979
20159942727
20169820575
20179754628
201810114305
201910024483
20209903888
202110192259
202210607843
202311208494
202412224765
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites1999182
Self Cites2000233
Self Cites2001317
Self Cites2002267
Self Cites2003333
Self Cites2004341
Self Cites2005445
Self Cites2006443
Self Cites2007516
Self Cites2008510
Self Cites2009400
Self Cites2010568
Self Cites2011549
Self Cites2012847
Self Cites2013672
Self Cites2014860
Self Cites2015866
Self Cites2016704
Self Cites2017773
Self Cites2018663
Self Cites2019625
Self Cites2020781
Self Cites2021845
Self Cites2022977
Self Cites2023841
Self Cites2024940
Total Cites19991283
Total Cites20001487
Total Cites20012008
Total Cites20022538
Total Cites20032864
Total Cites20043457
Total Cites20053969
Total Cites20064961
Total Cites20075193
Total Cites20085719
Total Cites20095919
Total Cites20106564
Total Cites20117361
Total Cites20128589
Total Cites201310758
Total Cites201411229
Total Cites201512558
Total Cites201611758
Total Cites201713272
Total Cites201812994
Total Cites201913001
Total Cites202013572
Total Cites202116344
Total Cites202218573
Total Cites202320559
Total Cites202424422
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19992.271
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20002.488
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20012.986
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20023.736
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20033.911
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20044.753
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20055.235
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20065.242
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20075.094
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20085.656
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20096.496
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20107.725
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20117.507
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20127.261
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20137.080
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20147.675
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20158.160
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20168.867
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20178.413
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20188.634
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20198.534
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20209.810
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202110.768
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202210.981
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202311.344
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202412.840
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19992.271
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20002.418
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20013.089
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20023.621
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20033.929
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20044.490
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20054.955
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20064.981
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20074.871
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20085.426
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20096.591
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20107.777
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20117.064
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20126.537
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20136.914
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20147.618
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20158.856
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20168.188
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20178.497
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20188.250
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20198.548
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20209.233
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202110.853
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202211.318
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202311.321
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202412.589
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19992.172
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20002.387
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20012.961
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20023.551
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20033.616
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20043.992
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20054.564
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20064.472
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20074.297
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20085.205
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20096.263
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20107.314
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20116.085
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20125.908
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20136.554
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20148.409
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20157.911
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20167.942
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20177.789
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20187.959
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20197.784
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20209.034
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202110.848
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202211.253
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202310.831
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202412.321
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19996
Non-citable documents20009
Non-citable documents200110
Non-citable documents200210
Non-citable documents20035
Non-citable documents20043
Non-citable documents20053
Non-citable documents20064
Non-citable documents20076
Non-citable documents20089
Non-citable documents200929
Non-citable documents201051
Non-citable documents201173
Non-citable documents201280
Non-citable documents201383
Non-citable documents201479
Non-citable documents201586
Non-citable documents201686
Non-citable documents201788
Non-citable documents201875
Non-citable documents201973
Non-citable documents202078
Non-citable documents202159
Non-citable documents202243
Non-citable documents202319
Non-citable documents202423
Citable documents1999559
Citable documents2000606
Citable documents2001640
Citable documents2002691
Citable documents2003724
Citable documents2004767
Citable documents2005798
Citable documents2006992
Citable documents20071060
Citable documents20081045
Citable documents2009869
Citable documents2010793
Citable documents2011969
Citable documents20121234
Citable documents20131473
Citable documents20141395
Citable documents20151332
Citable documents20161350
Citable documents20171474
Citable documents20181500
Citable documents20191448
Citable documents20201392
Citable documents20211447
Citable documents20221598
Citable documents20231797
Citable documents20241917
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton19990
Overton20000
Overton20010
Overton20020
Overton20033
Overton200411
Overton200515
Overton200611
Overton20078
Overton20084
Overton200910
Overton201018
Overton20118
Overton201223
Overton201317
Overton201419
Overton201522
Overton201624
Overton201715
Overton20189
Overton20199
Overton20204
Overton20215
Overton20225
Overton20231
Overton20241
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG2018230
SDG2019215
SDG2020274
SDG2021319
SDG2022339
SDG2023321
SDG2024381
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