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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,359CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Abbreviation (ISO):DRUG ALCOHOL DEPEND
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.523•SCImago Rank: #2,359•Identifier (ISSN):0376-8716(Print)/1879-0046(Online)•Articles / Year: 682•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,615 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.5
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
151

151 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
682articles/year
26.7% Gold OA•94.02% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.852)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.492)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.951)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.466)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.322)
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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

Drug and Alcohol Dependence is an international journal devoted to publishing original research, scholarly reviews, commentaries, and policy analyses in the area of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and dependence. Articles range from studies of the chemistry of substances of abuse, their actions at molecular and cellular sites, in vitro and in vivo investigations of their biochemical, pharmacological and behavioural actions, laboratory-based and clinical research in humans, substance abuse treatment and prevention research, and studies employing methods from epidemiology, sociology, and economics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine94.1%Psychology89.1%Biology79.5%Psychiatry73.5%Internal medicine62.5%Chemistry47%Biochemistry43.8%Pharmacology38.4%Pathology36.9%Neuroscience34%Sociology32.8%Environmental health30.8%Genetics30.8%Clinical psychology29.1%Psychotherapist28.4%Mathematics26.7%Demography25.5%Political science25.2%Law24.8%Statistics23.9%Receptor22.9%Computer science22.5%Organic chemistry21.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,359Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1975-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.523

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
201

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.57

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,615 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations4,160
3-Year Documents1,028
Citable Documents1,017

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate55.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

PharmacologyQ1
Pharmacology (medical)Q1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1
ToxicologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
6.9周
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1975
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, IRELAND, 00000
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHIATRY
JCRSCIE, SSCI
85/293Q2
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
JCRSCIE, SSCI
9/61Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCISCIE, SSCI
52/293Q1
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
JCISCIE, SSCI
8/61Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—22738
20253.61,321818
20243.91,2311,745
20234.23393,643
20224.8524197,185
20214.49267514,871
20203.95157516,667
20193.46654218,564
20183.32251820,382
2017—1,08520,787
2016—42619,799
2015—1,12723,239
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Drug and Alcohol Dependence

WoS Q2
2356201820192020202120222023202420253.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01