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Addiction Biology

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1911

ISSN1355-6215eISSN1369-1600

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.921

H-Indexi

115

SNIPi

0.818

Total Worksi

2,804

Total Citationsi

86,730

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Substance Abuse; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,804

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1355-6215 / 1369-1600

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

165

4.5k

2019

140

2.7k

2020

139

2.4k

2021

137

1.6k

2022

107

650

2023

106

523

2024

125

211

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

PharmacologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologySubstance Abuse

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMemory and Neural MechanismsAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesStress Responses and Cortisol

Frequently asked questions about Addiction Biology

Is Addiction Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Addiction Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Addiction Biology?

Addiction Biology 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 2.07.

Is Addiction Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Addiction Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Addiction Biology?