About Drugs in Context

Drugs in Context is an open access, peer-reviewed, continuous publication of international standing. It is a member of the Directory of Open Access Journals (https://doaj.org/). It is listed on PubMed and all articles are free-to-view/download immediately on PubMed Central.

Metrics: SJR/Scimago (2018): SJR = 0.92. Equivalent Impact Factor = 1.087; International collaboration = 39.96%; ranked 96/324 pharmacology journals worldwide by SJR ranking (14/65 open access titles).

Articles: we publish high-quality, peer-reviewed original research papers and topical review articles covering the latest evidence and innovations in drug treatment across all therapeutic areas. Other article types are considered.

Peer review: we conduct single-blind external peer review on all manuscripts with comments from at least two peer reviewers. Our aim is to obtain a first editorial decision within 3 weeks of manuscript submission and online publication within 3 weeks of acceptance.

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Latest Article

Efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy with RLP068 for diabetic foot ulcers: a review of the literature and clinical experience

Felicia Pantò MD, Liboria Adamo BSc, Carla Giordano MD, Carmelo Licciardello MD

Articles 2020

Management of type 2 diabetes: consensus of diabetes organizations

Elaena Quattrocchi BS, PharmD, FASHP, CDE, Tamara Goldberg BS, PharmD, BCPS, Nino Marzella BS, MS, PharmD

Efficacy and safety of a GABAergic drug (Gamalate® B6): effects on behavior and cognition in young adults with borderline-to-mild intellectual developmental disabilities and ADHD

Ramón Novell MD, Susanna Esteba-Castillo PhD, Emili Rodriguez PhD

Thyrotoxicosis after massive triiodothyronine (LT3) overdose: a coast-to-coast case series and review

Zhiheng H He MD, PhD, Yan Li MD, Nitin Trivedi MD, Sabrina Gill MD, James V Hennessey MD

Combination checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer: an update on dual anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapies

Sonam Puri MD, Michael Shafique MD

Clinical use of Capilen, a liposomal cream based on fresh plant extracts enriched with omega fatty acids

Luca Giacomelli PhD, Alessandra Moglia PharmD, Gianedoardo Losa PharmD, Pietro Quaglino MD