The Journal of Microencapsulation is a scientific journal

Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

 that publishes research on the preparation, properties, and uses of individually encapsulated novel small particles, as well as significant improvements to techniques using micro and nano particles in industrial, engineering, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and research applications.

Core areas

Topics covered include:

• the chemistry of encapsulation
  Molecular encapsulation
  Molecular encapsulation in supramolecular chemistry is the confinement of a guest molecule inside the cavity of a supramolecular host molecule...
  
  materials
• the physics of release through the capsule wall and/or desorption from carrier;
• the techniques of preparation
• content and storage
• the many uses to which microcapsules are put