The AAPS Journal, an official journal of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, publishes state-of-the art papers that present innovative and relevant research spanning various areas of the pharmaceutical sciences impacting human and veterinary therapeutics. The premier journals of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists have established a position of leadership among pharmaceutical scientists and successfully disseminate expert, high-quality content to the pharmaceutical sciences community. The AAPS Journal publishes state-of-the-art papers that present innovative and relevant research spanning various areas of the pharmaceutical sciences impacting human and veterinary therapeutics. The journal also: Has a 91% overall satisfaction score from Springer Nature surveys Administers fast peer review: Less than 1 day from submission to editor review The average first decision time is 25 days for manuscripts selected for peer review The average time from submission to final decision is 74 days Responds to inquiries within one business day, and direct access to the Editor-in-Chief Is overseen by a distinguished team of international Associate Editors and Editorial Advisory Board Offers international readership with over 364,000 downloads per year; full-text articles available at over 8,000 institutions worldwide Publishes accepted manuscripts online within an average of 19 days (includes time for proof approval by authors) Uses a continuous publishing model, so articles can be cited immediately upon publication Does not levy submission or publication charges (unless choosing Open Choice) Offers free color publication and supplemental files