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NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1458-6126

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.648

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.758

Total Works

1,854

Total Citations

8,597

2yr Mean Citedness

1.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs is a peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on social science research related to alcohol and drugs. It also covers other substances and behaviors such as gambling, gaming, eating, and smoking, and addresses aspects of epidemiology, use, harm, prevention, policies, and practice.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,854

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

1458-6126

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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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.

Health PolicyQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Health (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsGambling Behavior and TreatmentsSocial and Educational SciencesHomelessness and Social IssuesHealth Policy Implementation ScienceMental Health and Patient InvolvementHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentCommunity Health and Development