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Current Drug Delivery

Current Drug Delivery is a journal with ISSN 1567-2018 and online ISSN 1875-5704. It has an Impact Factor of 3, is indexed in Scopus, SCI Expanded, and MEDLINE/PubMed, and publishes volume 23 in 2026.

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Subject Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Impact Factor 3
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1567-2018
eISSN 1875-5704
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Publication charges are US $790 for research and review articles with limited-time OA for 6 months or US $1190 with limited-time OA for 12 months; optional Gold Open Access is US $3695 per article for general submissions and US $1900 for thematic issues; optional Quick Track fee is US $4845 per article.

Submission Instructions

Current Drug Delivery accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Articles

Cover Letter A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Review Articles. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured with explicit bold in-line or run-in subheadings. Review Articles must include a Structured Abstract as a required manuscript section.
Manuscript Review Articles must be 6000 to 10000 words, excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Review Articles must be divided into Title, Title Page, Structured Abstract, Graphical Abstract, Keywords, Text Organization, Conclusion, List of Abbreviations, Consent for Publication, Availability of Data and Materials, Funding, Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgements, References, Appendices, Figures/Illustrations, Chemical Structures, Tables, and Supportive/Supplementary Material. Manuscript must include a Graphical Abstract, 6 to 8 keywords, a List of Abbreviations if any, and disclosure of any AI tool use in the manuscript.
References Review Articles must include 100 or more references. References must be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text using square-bracketed numbers and abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not be included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional online files that can be included. Figures must be provided as separate files, while tables must be embedded in the text at their appropriate placement. Each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption, and each figure must be numbered consecutively with a legend or caption.
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Mini-Reviews

Cover Letter A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must use explicit bold in-line or run-in subheadings.
Manuscript Mini-Reviews must be 3000 to 6000 words. Manuscript must include a graphical abstract submitted separately, 6 to 8 keywords, an Authors' Contribution paragraph or CRediT statement, a conflict of interest statement, a funding statement, an Availability of Data and Materials section, and disclosure of any significant AI tool use.
References Mini-Reviews must include 75 or more references. References must be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text using square-bracketed numbers and must exclude abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications from the reference list.
Figures & Tables There is no restriction on the number of figures or tables. Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be embedded in the text at their appropriate placement. Each table must be prepared in Microsoft Word table format with a self-explanatory title or caption, and each figure must be numbered consecutively and include a legend or caption.
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Research Articles

Cover Letter A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Research Articles. The structured abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be structured with explicit subheadings. The abstract should include Introduction/Objective, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion or equivalent headings stating purpose, participants, measurements, methods, main findings, and conclusion.
Manuscript Research Articles must be 4000 to 6000 words, excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Research Articles must be organized as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate, Human and Animal Rights, Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgements, and References. Research Articles must include a graphical abstract, 6 to 8 keywords, a list of abbreviations if any, an Authors' Contribution paragraph or CRediT statement, and disclosure of any AI tool use in the manuscript with image/data uses reported in the Materials and Methods or similar section.
References Research Articles must include 75 or more references. References must be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text using square-bracketed numbers and must not include abstracts, unpublished data, or personal communications.
Figures & Tables There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional online files that can be included. Figures must be provided as separate files, while tables must be embedded in the text at their appropriate placement. Figures must be numbered consecutively and cited in sequence, each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption, and each figure must include a legend or caption.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Systematic Reviews. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be structured with explicit subheadings. The abstract should include Introduction/Objective, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion or equivalent headings.
Manuscript Systematic Reviews must be 4000 to 6000 words excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Systematic Reviews must address the methods used for selecting, locating, extracting, and synthesizing data. The manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a graphical abstract, conflict of interest statement, Authors' Contribution paragraph or CRediT statement, and AI use disclosures when applicable.
References Systematic Reviews must include 100 or more references. References must be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. Reference numbers must be cited in square brackets in the text and abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables There is no restriction on the number of figures or tables. Tables must be embedded in the text at their appropriate placement, figures must be provided as separate files, and a PDF with all figures and tables embedded must also be included. Each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption, and each figure must be numbered consecutively and include figure legends or captions.
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Randomized Drug Clinical Trial Studies

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words and must include the trial registry name, registration identification number, and registry URL at the end. Abstract must be structured with explicit bold in-line or run-in subheadings. Abstract must clearly state the objective or hypothesis, design and methods, study setting and dates, participant inclusion and exclusion criteria or data sources, essential features of interventions, main outcome measures, main results, discussion of context and limitations, and conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 4000 to 6000 words excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. Manuscript must clearly state the objective or hypothesis, design and methods, essential intervention features, main outcome measures, main results, a comment section on context and limitations, conclusions, and a Methods subsection entitled "Randomization and Masking." Manuscript must include a graphical abstract, 6 to 8 keywords, an Author Contribution or CRediT statement, conflict of interest and funding declarations, and disclosure of any AI use for images, graphical elements, or data collection and analysis.
References Manuscript must include 50 or more references. References must be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text using square-bracketed numbers and must not include abstracts, unpublished data, or personal communications.
Figures & Tables There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional online files. Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be embedded in the text at their appropriate placement. Each figure must be cited and numbered consecutively with a legend or caption, and each table must be cited in the text and include a self-explanatory title or caption.
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Short Communications

Cover Letter A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured with explicit bold in-line or run-in subheadings.
Manuscript Short Communications must be 2000 to 3000 words excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. The manuscript must include a graphical abstract, 6 to 8 keywords, an Authors' Contribution or CRediT statement, a conflict of interest statement, a funding declaration, and AI-use disclosures when applicable.
References References must be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. Reference numbers must be cited in square brackets in the text and the bibliography must be complete, accurate, and fully formatted before submission.
Figures & Tables There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional online files that can be included with each article. Figures must be submitted as separate files, tables must be embedded in the text at the appropriate placement, and a PDF with all figures, illustrations, tables, and chemical structures embedded must also be included. Each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption, and each figure must be numbered consecutively and include a legend or caption.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter A signed copyright letter must be submitted by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must use explicit bold in-line or run-in subheadings.
Manuscript Case Reports must be 1500 to 2500 words, excluding figures, structures, photographs, schemes, and tables. The manuscript must include 6 to 8 keywords, a graphical abstract submitted separately, an Authors' Contribution or CRediT statement, and disclosure of any significant AI tool use.
References Case Reports must include 40 or more references. References must be submitted in ACS or Vancouver style. References must be cited in the text using square-bracketed numbers and listed in fully formatted numerical order.
Figures & Tables There is no restriction on the number of figures, tables, or additional online files that can be included. Figures must be submitted as separate files, while tables must be embedded in the text at their appropriate placement. Each figure and table must be cited in the text in sequence, each figure must have a legend or caption, and each table must include a self-explanatory title or caption.
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Recent Publications

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Innovative Drug Delivery Strategies for Enhanced Treatment of Antimicrobial Resistance

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Quick Track allows online publication within 2 weeks of receipt of final approved galley proofs. Total publication time from first receipt to online publication is 10 weeks, subject to acceptance and author revisions within one week. Revised manuscripts are usually requested within 15 days, and revision time may vary from one to four weeks.

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Is a cover letter required?

A signed copyright letter must be submitted with the manuscript by the corresponding author on behalf of all co-authors.

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What are the publication costs?

Publication charges for research and review articles are US $790 with limited-time OA for 6 months or US $1190 with limited-time OA for 12 months. Optional Gold Open Access is US $3695 per article for general submissions and US $1900 for thematic issues. Optional Quick Track publication is US $4845 per article.

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