Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled ReleaseSociety.

ISSN 0168-3659Elsevier B.V.Netherlands
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
Journal of Controlled Release
J. Control. Release (abbreviated)
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE ELSEVIER
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled ReleaseSociety.
J Control Release (abbreviated)
Key identifiers
ISSN
0168-3659
0168-3659
eISSN
1873-4995
NLM ID
8607908
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Publishers, 1984-
Country
Language
ENG
English

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1984–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseListed

Embase's Active journals record lists this journal as active.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCNot found in this source

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF202511.5Q1442JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
2.535
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
345
Subject categories
  • Pharmaceutical Science — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
1984–2026
Country
Netherlands
Region
Western Europe
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Open Access
No
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
1027
Total documents (3 years)
2034
Total references
76875
Total citations (3 years)
28829
Citable documents (3 years)
2010
Citations per document (2 years)
12.87
References per document
74.85
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
1873-4995, 0168-3659
SCImago Source ID
23010
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
948

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
1,027 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Delayed-Action Preparations; Dosage Forms; Pharmaceutical Preparations
Coverage / history
Scopus:1984-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v50n1-3,Jan. 2, 1998-; PubMed: v50n1-3,Jan. 2, 1998-; Index medicus
PubMed:MEDLINE: v50n1-3,Jan. 2, 1998-; PubMed: v50n1-3,Jan. 2, 1998-; Index medicus