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Drug Development Research is an interdisciplinary pharmacology journal publishing papers and reviews covering all areas of drug development, including medicinal and process chemistry, biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals, toxicology, drug delivery, formulation, pharmacokinetics, and clinical trial reviews. Since 1981, we serve a diverse research community including pharmacologists, pharmacists, toxicologists, medicinal, pharmaceutical, and organic chemists, chemical and molecular biologists, and specialists in drug evaluation, approval, and regulation.
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- 6.6CiteScore
- 3.5Journal Impact Factor
- 15%Acceptance rate
- 9 days Submission to first decision
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Irisin Protects Against Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Suppressing Ferroptosis
-  2 June 2025
Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Their Profound Influence on Regulating Diverse Aspects of Cancer: A Concise Review
-  29 May 2025
Topical Miconazole Nanogel: In Vitro Characterization, In Vivo Skin Irritation, and Enhanced Antifungal Efficacy
-  27 May 2025
Functionalized Polydopamine Nanoparticles: A Promising Drug Delivery Platform for the Treatment of Tuberculosis
-  27 May 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Dose translation between laboratory animals and human in preclinical and clinical phases of drug development
-  373-382
-  21 October 2018
Some practical considerations and applications of the national cancer institute in vitro anticancer drug discovery screen
-  91-109
-  February 1995
Folic acid functionalized nanoparticles as pharmaceutical carriers in drug delivery systems
-  404-424
-  29 May 2019
Cyclodextrin complexes: Perspective from drug delivery and formulation
-  201-217
-  6 September 2018
Structure–activity study of fluorine or chlorine‐substituted cinnamic acid derivatives with tertiary amine side chain in acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition
-  438-445
-  24 January 2019
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