Alexandria, VA - The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) announces the launch of its newest exclusively online journal, AAPS PharmSci Tech,www.pharmscitech.com. The first issue of the journal will be published in the first quarter of 2000.
AAPS PharmSciTech covers the basic and applied research on pharmaceutical dosage forms, both traditional and novel, including the emerging area of biopharmaceuticals. The goal of the journal is to disseminate scientific and technical information on drug product design, development, evaluation and processing worldwide, taking full advantage of web publishing.
The journal invites manuscripts in all areas of pharmaceutical product development and manufacture, including pharmaceutical excipient evaluation, with a focus on practical (industrial) applications to research-based efforts. Specialty areas to be covered include, but are not limited to:
- Preformulation Studies
- Formulation Strategies and Stability Assessment
- Design and Evaluation of Novel Drug Delivery Systems
- Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology Transfer
- Standardization and Quality Improvement of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Papers can be submitted at www.pharmscitech.com. To submit a manuscript for consideration, contact the AAPS PharmSciTech manuscript coordinator at pharmscitech-edoffice@aaps.org or Paul Clark at 703-518-8448.
Patrick P. DeLuca, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacy and Chair of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, was named AAPS PharmSciTech's editor-in-chief. Dr. DeLuca, an AAPS Fellow and founding member, is a past president and Fellow of the APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He is the author or co-author of more than 165 research articles and book chapters and the recipient of the first AAPS Research Achievement Award in Pharmaceutical Technology.
"AAPS PharmSci Tech will provide an interactive source between industry and academic scientists involved in the development, processing and evaluation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and hopefully will foster and enhance collaborative efforts," Dr. DeLuca said.
AAPS is a professional, scientific society of more than 9,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS aims to advance science through the open exchange of scientific knowledge, serve as an information resource, and contribute to human health through pharmaceutical research and development. For more information about AAPS, visit AAPS Online at http:www.aaps.org.