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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland

ISSN0376-8716eISSN1879-0046

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.523

H-Indexi

233

SNIPi

1.353

Total Worksi

16,185

Total Citationsi

487,789

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychiatry; Substance Abuse; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Psychiatry and Mental Health; Toxicology.

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty One Issues A Year, <2010->

StatusActive

Total Publications16,185

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ireland Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0376-8716 / 1879-0046

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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

✅

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

542

18k

2019

575

16k

2020

675

15k

2021

419

2022

339

3.5k

2023

1.2k

1.6k

2024

1.3k

686

2025

182

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.

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

ToxicologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatrySubstance Abuse

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Psychiatry and Mental HealthToxicology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Frequently asked questions about Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Is Drug and Alcohol Dependence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Drug and Alcohol Dependence: 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 Drug and Alcohol Dependence?

Drug and Alcohol Dependence 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 0.70.

Is Drug and Alcohol Dependence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Drug and Alcohol Dependence is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Drug and Alcohol Dependence?