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International Journal of Drug Policy

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1990

ISSN1873-4758

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.771

H-Indexi

128

SNIPi

1.358

Total Worksi

4,646

Total Citationsi

127,833

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Substance Abuse; Health Policy; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyBimonthly, 1998-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,646

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-4758

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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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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

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

280

10k

2019

358

10k

2020

348

7.8k

2021

250

4.6k

2022

264

3.2k

2023

308

2.3k

2024

315

869

2025

256

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 PolicyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHepatitis C virus researchCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceHomelessness and Social IssuesPsychedelics and Drug Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Drug Policy

Is International Journal of Drug Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Drug Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 International Journal of Drug Policy?

International Journal of Drug Policy 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 3.14.

Is International Journal of Drug Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Drug Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Drug Policy?