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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

BMC · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

eISSN1747-597X

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

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 ↗

H-Index

SNIP

1.248

Total Works

1,051

Total Citations

28,387

2yr Mean Citedness

2.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on substance use disorders (SUDs), including patterns of use, risk factors, treatment interventions, and policy implications. Articles cover a range of substances such as cannabis, alcohol, opioids, and pregabalin, and explore their impact on various populations and health outcomes. The research also addresses prevention strategies, harm reduction, and the challenges faced by healthcare providers and service systems.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,051

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,790Above median

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1747-597X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$2,790

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskSmoking Behavior and CessationForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsHealth Policy Implementation SciencePrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsAlcoholism and Thiamine DeficiencyHomelessness and Social Issues