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Journal of Substance Use

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1465-9891eISSN1475-9942

SJR Q3✓ 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?

151

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 132d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.341

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.465

Total Worksi

2,278

Total Citationsi

20,698

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Substance Use aims to educate, inform, update, and act as a forum for standard setting for health and social care professionals. It focuses on individuals and families with substance use problems, including alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs, and cannabis.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 131 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,278

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?

1465-9891 / 1475-9942

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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

131

981

2019

141

801

2020

147

742

2021

159

454

2022

175

391

2023

125

131

2024

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.

Health (social science)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

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 RiskHomelessness and Social IssuesSmoking Behavior and CessationAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchBehavioral Health and InterventionsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Treatment and Access

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Substance Use

Is Journal of Substance Use a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Substance Use: 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 Journal of Substance Use?

Journal of Substance Use 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 0.60.

Is Journal of Substance Use indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Substance Use is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.