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Addictive Behaviors Reports

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN2352-8532eISSN2352-8532

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

1.12

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.114

Total Works

692

Total Citations

13,808

2yr Mean Citedness

2.10

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on problematic substance use, including licit substances like alcohol and tobacco, and illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cocaine. It also covers behavioral addictions like problematic social media and internet use, and online gaming and gambling. Studies investigate risk factors, treatment strategies, and the impact of psychological and social determinants on addictive behaviors.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications692

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-8532 / 2352-8532

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalSubstance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesImpact of Technology on AdolescentsSmoking Behavior and CessationGambling Behavior and TreatmentsOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentBehavioral Health and InterventionsCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyDigital Mental Health InterventionsHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk