Drug Development Research focuses on research topics related to the discovery and development of new therapeutic entities. The journal publishes original research articles on medicinal chemistry pharmacology biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals toxicology and drug delivery formulation and pharmacokinetics. The journal welcomes manuscripts on new compounds and technologies in all areas focused on human therapeutics as well as global management health care policy and regulatory issues involving the drug discovery and development process. In addition to full-length articles Drug Development Research publishes Brief Reports on important and timely new research findings as well as in-depth review articles. The journal also features periodic special thematic issues devoted to specific compound classes new technologies and broad aspects of drug discovery and development.
　　药物开发研究侧重于与发现和开发新的治疗实体相关的研究课题。该杂志发表了关于药物化学、药理学、生物技术和生物药剂学、毒理学、药物传递制剂和药代动力学的原始研究文章。《华尔街日报》欢迎关于所有领域的新化合物和新技术的手稿，这些手稿侧重于人类治疗学以及涉及药物发现和开发过程的全球管理卫生保健政策和监管问题。除全文外，《药物开发研究》还发表重要而及时的新研究成果的简要报告以及深入的综述文章。该杂志还定期刊登专门讨论特定化合物类、新技术和药物发现与开发的广泛方面的专题。