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Drug and Alcohol Review

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1964

ISSN1465-3362

SJR Q1✓ 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?

208

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 182d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.028

H-Indexi

110

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.089

Total Worksi

4,264

Total Citationsi

86,846

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Drug and Alcohol Review is a multidisciplinary addiction research journal that addresses issues related to alcohol, tobacco, and drug-related problems. The journal publishes research on school-based preventive strategies to address illicit drug use by young people.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyBimonthly, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,264

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1465-3362

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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

139

2.1k

2019

215

2020

206

2.9k

2021

174

1.6k

2022

219

1.4k

2023

200

794

2024

213

358

2025

114

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.

Health (social science)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsSmoking Behavior and CessationForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisHomelessness and Social IssuesCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

Frequently asked questions about Drug and Alcohol Review

Is Drug and Alcohol Review a predatory journal?

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

Drug and Alcohol Review 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 1.99.

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

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