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Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Alcohol Research Documentation Inc. · United States · Est. 1924

ISSN1937-1888eISSN1938-4114
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
0.838
H-Index
104
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.79
Total Works
2,354
Total Citations
62,433
2yr Mean Citedness
1.08
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on alcohol and drug use, including studies on predictors of engagement in longitudinal studies, neural substrates of impulsivity related to alcohol use, availability of derived intoxicating cannabis products, characteristics of people who inject drugs, the moderating role of negative urgency in PTSD and alcohol demand, risk perception and alcohol outcomes in transgender and gender diverse individuals, the relationship between mental health symptoms and binge drinking, the impact of school-based factors on alcohol use in sexual and gender minority adolescents, the association between price per standard drink and alcohol-related outcomes, the effectiveness of opioid use disorder treatments, the likelihood of hemp-derived THC product sales to underage individuals, alcohol's effects on social language, the interplay of acculturative stress and coping motives in Hispanic/Latino American college students' alcohol use, alcohol-related content by social media influencers in India, the association between cannabis use disorder and suicidal ideation, the impact of cannabis taxation on purchasing behavior, respiratory symptoms and nicotine e-cigarette use, determinants of protective behavioral strategies for cannabis use, associations between parental behaviors and offspring substance use, diagnosis and treatment of alcohol use disorder in Medicaid managed care, neighborhood socioeconomic context and adolescent substance use, the moderating role of community connectedness in sexual minority stress and alcohol use, the association of e-cigarette policies with e-cigarette use, and the intersection of sexual violence and alcohol consumption.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1924
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,354
Publisher OrgAlcohol Research Documentation
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Alcohol Research Documentation Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1937-1888 / 1938-4114
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

Health (social science)Q1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2
ToxicologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologySubstance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthToxicologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsSmoking Behavior and CessationOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsGambling Behavior and TreatmentsNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorAlcoholism and Thiamine DeficiencyHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref