Drug Development Research publishes research papers and review-type articles covering all area within drug development: from target identification and validation and structure–activity relationship studies, through to post-market clinical reports. Topics covered include but are not limited to medicinal and process chemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals, toxicology, drug delivery, formulation, pharmacokinetics, clinical trial reviews and post-approval/post-marketing evaluation. The journal also welcomes manuscripts on new compounds and technologies in all areas focused on human therapeutics, as well as global management, health care policy and strategy, and regulatory issues that involve drug discovery and development.