Journal of Controlled Release

ISSN: 0168-3659• JCR: J CONTROL RELEASEElsevier BVNetherlands
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11.5
2025 Impact Factor
11.8
5-Year Impact Factor
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Journal of Controlled Release impact factor and JCR quartile

The 2025 impact factor for Journal of Controlled Release is 11.5. The 5-year impact factor is 11.8. The journal is listed as JCR Q1 in the current Journal Metrics dataset.

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #171 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #171 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Journal of Controlled Release against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 5,067 field journals

Journal of Controlled Release publication trend

Published 3,769 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 11.5.

2026 vs 2025: -900
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Journal Details

Total Articles
18,114
H-Index
369
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$4,540 USD
Subject Areas
Molecular BiologyBiomaterialsPharmaceutical ScienceBiomedical EngineeringEconomics and Econometrics

Article Volume

2021
587
2022
739
2023
737
2024
859
2025
1,167
2026
267
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