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African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies

African Center for Research and Information on Substance Abuse · Nigeria · Est. 2007

ISSN1531-4065

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.113

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

175

Total Citationsi

930

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionNigeria

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications175

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

Region🌍 Global South

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

African Center for Research and Information on Substance Abuse

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1531-4065

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

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2025

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.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskHomelessness and Social IssuesGambling Behavior and TreatmentsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsCommunity Health and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies

Is African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies?

African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.113.

Is African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies?