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Alcohol and Alcoholism

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0735-0414eISSN1464-3502
SJR Q2WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
53
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total53
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.75
H-Index
140
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.795
Total Works
6,613
Total Citations
140,971
2yr Mean Citedness
1.68
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Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on alcohol use and its associated health and social consequences. Articles cover topics such as socioeconomic disparities in alcohol-related ER visits, risk factors for alcohol withdrawal syndrome, drinking behaviors in specific populations, the impact of adverse childhood experiences on alcohol use, biomarkers related to alcohol-related brain damage, reasons for quitting alcohol use disorder, the relationship between alcohol consumption and inflammation, attitudes towards alcohol conversations in older adults, alcohol use during pregnancy and breastfeeding, the influence of social context and parenting on adolescent drinking, the association between stress mindset and problematic alcohol use, neighborhood factors related to drinking patterns, the combined effects of alcohol use and metabolic syndrome on liver injury, the use of phosphatidylethanol as a biomarker for alcohol use, the content and compliance of social media alcohol advertising, adolescent alcohol use in low- and middle-income countries, the link between diet quality and alcohol use, determinants of disability in alcohol use disorder, the social context of drinking among adolescents, socioeconomic circumstances and drinking patterns, drivers for adolescents to abstain from or reduce alcohol consumption, dissociation in individuals with alcohol use disorder, treatment discontinuation in outpatient alcohol use disorder care, comparisons between alcohol use disorder and poly-substance use disorder, and alcohol-medication interactions in older adults.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 89 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications6,613
Publisher OrgOxford University Press
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Oxford University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0735-0414 / 1464-3502
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2
ToxicologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthToxicologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAlcoholism and Thiamine DeficiencyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref