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Alcohol

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1973

ISSN1873-6823

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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 ↗

SJR Score

0.704

H-Index

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.784

Total Works

4,935

Total Citations

103,729

2yr Mean Citedness

0.91

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Alcohol is an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to multi-disciplinary biomedical research on all aspects of the actions or effects of alcohol on the nervous system or other organ systems. It emphasizes studies into the causes and consequences of alcohol, including alcoholism, abuse, dependence, treatments, and recovery.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

Annual Volume~ 156 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,935

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-6823

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

BiochemistryQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

ToxicologyQ2

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3

NeurologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & PharmacySubstance AbuseToxicology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryToxicologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Behavioral NeuroscienceNeurologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingStress Responses and CortisolDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAlcoholism and Thiamine DeficiencyMemory and Neural Mechanisms