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Journal of Gambling Issues

CENTRE ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH-CAMH · Canada · Est. 2000

ISSN1910-7595eISSN1910-7595

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.354

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.481

Total Worksi

779

Total Citationsi

8,639

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Gambling Issues focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to gambling research, addressing various aspects of gambling behavior, addiction, and related societal impacts. In 2020, its scope expanded to include problem video gaming and technology use. The journal provides a scientific forum for developments in gambling-related research, policy issues, and treatments.

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General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications779

Publisher OrgCentre for Addiction and Mental Health

OA Since2018

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?

CENTRE ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH-CAMH

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1910-7595 / 1910-7595

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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?

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

305

2019

153

2020

319

2021

144

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Substance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologySports Analytics and PerformanceHomelessness and Social IssuesSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesDigital Games and MediaPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyImpact of Technology on AdolescentsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSchizophrenia research and treatment

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Gambling Issues

Is Journal of Gambling Issues a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Gambling Issues: 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 Journal of Gambling Issues?

Journal of Gambling Issues 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 0.57.

Is Journal of Gambling Issues indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Gambling Issues is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.