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Harm Reduction Journal

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN1477-7517eISSN1477-7517

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

200

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 179d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.513

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.262

Total Worksi

1,754

Total Citationsi

42,033

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Substance Abuse; Medicine (miscellaneous); Psychiatry and Mental Health; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,754

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2003

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~26 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1477-7517 / 1477-7517

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

3.1k

2019

3.7k

2020

134

3.5k

2021

145

2.8k

2022

180

2.4k

2023

231

1.6k

2024

227

525

2025

119

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

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSmoking Behavior and CessationHepatitis C virus researchHomelessness and Social IssuesCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchSex work and related issues

Frequently asked questions about Harm Reduction Journal

Is Harm Reduction Journal a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Harm Reduction Journal?

Harm Reduction Journal 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 3.32.

Is Harm Reduction Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Harm Reduction Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Harm Reduction Journal?