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Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN2949-8759

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.383

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.205

Total Worksi

756

Total Citationsi

2,574

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment features original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, commentaries, and symposia/conference proceedings that advance the care of substance use disorders. This includes research on alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs, and cannabis. The journal covers research on substance use, drug addiction, and the treatment of such disorders.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 232 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications756

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

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 Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2949-8759

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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

268

2023

242

1.1k

2024

185

236

2025

168

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalSubstance Abuse

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskPrenatal Substance Exposure EffectsMental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Policy Implementation ScienceDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesDiverse Perspectives in Modern StudiesHomelessness and Social IssuesSmoking Behavior and Cessation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

Is Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment: 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 Substance Use and Addiction Treatment?

Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment 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 1.87.

Is Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.