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American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Informa Healthcare · United States · Est. 1974

ISSN1097-9891

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

262

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 204d

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.97

H-Indexi

115

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.78

Total Worksi

3,028

Total Citationsi

89,893

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Substance Abuse; Clinical Psychology; Medicine (miscellaneous); Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,028

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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?

Informa Healthcare

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1097-9891

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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

3.2k

2019

1.2k

2020

1.1k

2021

849

2022

610

2023

333

2024

147

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalSubstance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Clinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskHomelessness and Social IssuesPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisSmoking Behavior and Cessation

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Is American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse?

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 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 2.17.

Is American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse?