Aims
Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923) is an open access journal which provides an advanced forum for the science and technology of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications, opinions, commentaries, and short notes. Covered topics include pharmaceutical formulation, process development, drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, biopharmaceutics, pharmacogenetics, and interdisciplinary research involving, but not limited to, engineering, biomedical sciences, and cell biology. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental results and theoretical assumptions in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. In addition, this journal presents the following unique features:
Manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas will be particularly welcomed
Computed data or files regarding the full details of the experimental procedures can be deposited as supplementary material if it is not possible to published them in the Material and Methods section, as usual
We also accept manuscripts addressed to a broader audience, regarding research projects financed by public funds
Subject Areas
pharmaceutical formulation
delivery and controlled-release systems for drugs, vaccines, and biopharmaceuticals
pharmaceutical process, engineering, biotechnology, and nanotechnology
devices, cells, molecular biology, and materials science related to drugs and drug delivery
pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
biopharmaceutics
nanomedicine
drug targeting
drug design
pharmacokinetics, toxicokinetics
effects of the body on drugs (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)
pharmacokinetic analysis
pharmacodynamics
physiological and biochemical effects of drugs on the body
drug–receptor interactions

Editors (3)
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Perrie E-Mail Website 
Editor-in-Chief
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Tel. 07525472479 
Interests: drug delivery; liposomes; vaccine adjuvants
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals
Prof. Dr. Ruggero Bettini E-Mail Website 
Associate Editor


Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124 Parma , Italy.
Interests: supercritial fluids, solid state chemistry, particle and crystal engineering, oral delivery, polymeric scaffolds, powders for transmucosal and pulmonary drug delivery, industrial pharmacy
Prof. Dr. Afzal R. Mohammed E-Mail Website 
Associate Editor


Aston Pharmacy School, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK
Interests: freeze drying; fast disintegrating tablets; reformulation of medicines; microarray
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Editorial Board Members (132)
Dr. Remigius U. Agu E-Mail Website 


Biopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Laboratory, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS, Canada
Interests: respiratory/nasal; transporters; toxicity screening; drug delivery
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals:
Special Issue in Pharmaceutics: Respiratory and Nasal Drug Delivery
Prof. Zeeshan Ahmad E-Mail Website 


Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University. The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
Interests: nanotechnology; pharmaceutical engineering; fibers; nanoparticles; manufacturing; biomaterials; dosage forms
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals:
Special Issue in Pharmaceutics: Buccal Drug Delivery
Special Issue in Polymers: Engineering and Material Advances in Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems
Prof. Dr. Raid Alany E-Mail Website1 Website2 


School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University London, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2EE, UK
Interests: ophthalmic drug delivery; lipid and surfactant based drug delivery systems; delivery of antisense oligonucleotides and siRNA; in situ gelling systems; veterinary pharmaceuticals
Prof. Dr. Tom Anchordoquy E-Mail Website 


Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045,USA
Interests: liposomes; gene delivery; formulation; drug delivery; lyophilization; stability
Dr. David Andes E-Mail Website 


Department of Medicine and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Head Division of Infectious Diseases, MFCB, Room 5211, University of Wisconsin, 1685 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705-2281, USA
Fax: +1 608 263 4464 
Interests: antimicrobial pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; antimicrobial drug development; antimicrobial resistance
Prof. Dr. Sophia G. Antimisiaris E-Mail Website1 Website2 


Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Rio-Patras, 26510, Greece and Institute for Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, FORTH/ICE-HT, Stadiou Street, Platani-Rio, 26504, Greece
Interests: targeted drug delivery; nanomedicines; liposome technology; lipid-based formulations
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals:
Special Issue in Molecules: Liposomes as Drug Carriers
Special Issue in Pharmaceutics: Overcoming Drug Delivery Problems through Advanced Drug Delivery System Design
Prof. Dr. Ildiko Badea E-Mail Website 


College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Health Sciences Building, Room 3D01.5, Box 3D01-13 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada
Interests: cationic lipid gene delivery; non-invasive drug delivery; functionalized nanodiamonds as gene delivery agents
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals:
Special Issue in Polymers: Polymers in Gene Delivery
Special Issue in Pharmaceutics: Drug Delivery Technology Development in Canada
Prof. Ajay K. Banga E-Mail Website 


Mercer University at Atlanta, Atlanta, United States
Tel. 678.547.6243; Fax: 678.547.6423 
Interests: transdermal delivery; topical delivery; iontophoresis; sonophoresis; laser assisted percutaneous delivery; microdermabrasion; microneedles
Prof. Dr. Arvind K. Bansal E-Mail Website 


Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab 160 062, India
Tel. +91-0172-2214 682 (Ext. 2126); Fax: +91-172-2214692 
Interests: pre-formulation profiling; solid state characterization; polymorphism; amorphous systems; particle engineering; nano-crystalline dispersions; enhancement of oral bioavailability
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals:
Special Issue in Pharmaceutics: Nanocrystals
Dr. Dave Barlow E-Mail Website 


Reader in Computational & Molecular Biophysics, Pharmacy Department, Franklin Wilkins Building, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street London SE1 9NH, UK
Interests: colloidal systems; small angle X-ray and neutron scattering; neutron reflectivity; molecular modelling; machine learning; protein & peptide therapeutics; structural studies of drug & gene delivery systems and their interactions with biological membranes