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Contemporary Drug Problems

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom

ISSN0091-4509eISSN2163-1808

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.002

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.132

Total Worksi

1,102

Total Citationsi

13,547

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Substance Abuse; Health Policy; Health (social science); Law; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,102

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0091-4509 / 2163-1808

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

276

2019

399

2020

452

2021

286

2022

231

2023

114

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health PolicyQ1

Health (social science)Q1

LawQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

LawPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth PolicyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskHomelessness and Social IssuesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsCommunity Health and Development

Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Drug Problems

Is Contemporary Drug Problems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Drug Problems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Contemporary Drug Problems?

Contemporary Drug Problems is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.33.

Is Contemporary Drug Problems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contemporary Drug Problems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Contemporary Drug Problems?