About this journal

Aims and scope

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs [ISSN 1354-3784]; [e-ISSN 1744-7658] is a MEDLINE-indexed, international subscription-based journal publishing rigorously peer-reviewed review articles and original papers on drugs in preclinical and early-stage clinical development, providing expert opinion on the scope for future development. Each article is structured to incorporate the author’s own expert opinion on the impact of the topic on research and clinical practice and the scope for future development.

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs address the needs of scientists, managers and decision-makers in the pharmaceutical industry, and others closely involved in R&D.

The Editors welcome:

  • Reviews covering preclinical through to Phase II data on drugs or drug classes for specific indications, and their potential impact on future treatment strategies.
  • Drug Evaluations reviewing the clinical and pharmacological data on a particular drug.
  • Original Research papers reporting the results of clinical investigations on agents that are in Phase I and II clinical trials.

Please note that we do not consider case report or case series articles. 

Comprehensive coverage in each review is complemented by the unique Expert Collection format and includes the following sections:

Expert Opinion – a personal view of the data presented in the article, a discussion on the developments that are likely to be important in the future, and the avenues of research likely to become exciting as further studies yield more detailed results;

Article Highlights – an executive summary of the author’s most critical points.

Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the Editorial Team, it will then be double-anonymous peer-reviewed by independent, expert referees.

Reach an international clinical and medical audience alongside other key option leaders in your field by publishing with Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, part of the Expert Collection brand. 

For any pre-submission enquiries, please contact the Commissioning Editor.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 241K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 4.9 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 5.3 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 10.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 0.983 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.414 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 35 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 68 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 47% acceptance rate

Editorial board

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Dr. Naim Alkhouri, Texas Liver Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Dr. Jerry Colca, Kalamazoo Metabolic Research, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EMERITUS

Prof. Giuseppe Tonini, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Prof. Karl-Eric Andersson, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Prof. Wilbert Aronow, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA

Prof. Guglielmo Borgia, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

Dr. Martin Braddock, AstraZeneca, Loughborough, England, UK

Prof. Maria Luisa Brandi, Vita-Salute University at the San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

Prof. Linda Cardozo, King's College London, London, England, UK

Prof. Thomas Ciulla, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Prof. Mellar Davis, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA

Prof. William Denny, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Dr. Nafsika Georgopapadakou, NHG LLC, Princeton, NJ, USA

Dr. Lars Grundemar, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof. Percy Ivy, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

Prof. Michael Koutsilieris, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Prof. Renu Kowluru, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

Prof. Dimitri Mikhalidis, University College London, London, UK

Prof. Nouri Naemati, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Prof. Athanasios Papatsoris, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Prof. Athanasios Papavassiliou, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Prof. Godefridus J. Peters, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dr. Alessandro Rizzo, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

Prof. Marwan N Sabbagh, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ, USA

Dr. Tomi Sawyer, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA, USA

Prof. Nicola Silvestris, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Dr. Noel J Snell, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Dr. Guru Sonpavde, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

Prof. Christoph Stein, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany

Prof. Eleftherios Tsiridis, Imperial College, London, UK

Prof. László Vecsei, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

Prof. Stephan von Haehling, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Dr. Robert Williams, Cancer Research, London, UK

Abstracting and indexing

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs

is included in the following abstracting and indexing services:

Chemical Abstracts (CODEN: EOIDER); Current Contents/Life Sciences; EMBASE/Excerpta Medica; Index Medicus/Medline; ISI Alerting Services; Science Citations Index-Expanded.

Open access

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.

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News, offers and calls for papers

News and offers

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