Substance Use & Misuse
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
71 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.7) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.362) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 2.164) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.497) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.383) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.132) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
Aims & Scope
For over 50 years, Substance Use & Misuse (formerly The International Journal of the Addictions) has provided a unique international multidisciplinary venue for the exchange of original research, theories, policy analyses, and unresolved issues concerning substance use and misuse (licit and illicit drugs, alcohol, nicotine, and eating disorders). Guest editors for special issues devoted to single topics of current concern are invited. Topics covered include: Clinical trials and clinical research (treatment and prevention of substance misuse and related infectious diseases) Epidemiology of substance misuse and related infectious diseases Social pharmacology Meta-analyses and systematic reviews Translation of scientific findings to real world clinical and other settings Adolescent and student-focused research State of the art quantitative and qualitative research Policy analyses Negative results and intervention failures that are instructive Validity studies of instruments, scales, and tests that are generalizable Critiques and essays on unresolved issues Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
PSYCHIATRY | JCRSCIE | 208/293 | Q3 |
PSYCHOLOGY | JCRSCIE | 66/93 | Q3 |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE | JCRSCIE, SSCI | 44/61 | Q3 |
PSYCHIATRY | JCISCIE | 170/293 | Q3 |
PSYCHOLOGY | JCISCIE | 54/93 | Q3 |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE | JCISCIE, SSCI | 41/61 | Q3 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 258 | 26 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 344 | 342 |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 240 | 710 |
| 2023 | 2 | 265 | 1,502 |
| 2022 | 2.362 | 227 | 2,131 |
| 2021 | 2.164 | 284 | 3,042 |
| 2020 | 1.497 | 224 | 3,346 |
| 2019 | 1.383 | 273 | 4,764 |
| 2018 | 1.132 | 183 | 3,440 |
| 2017 | — | 290 | 6,213 |
| 2016 | — | 262 | 5,152 |
| 2015 | — | 175 | 2,803 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Substance Use & Misuse
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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