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WoS ESCI Q1CAS 2区Gold OA

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1179-8467(Print)•Articles / Year: 10
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.2
↓ -2.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
10articles/year
100% Gold OA•50% 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: 3.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.9)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.8)
🔵 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

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.7%Psychology84.3%Biology83.6%Psychiatry79.2%Internal medicine69.2%Pathology45.3%Chemistry44.7%Nursing44%Biochemistry43.4%Pharmacology40.9%Political science39.6%Psychotherapist39.6%Law39%Genetics34.6%Neuroscience32.7%Sociology31.4%Receptor30.8%Environmental health28.3%Substance abuse28.3%Mathematics28.3%Clinical psychology27%Statistics26.4%Opioid25.2%Family medicine22%Philosophy20.8%Demography20.1%Computer science20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

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
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Dove Medical Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
JCRESCI
15/61Q1
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
JCIESCI
12/61Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—156
20255.92456
20245.119112
20231.816194
2022—12451
2021—11297
2020—8214
2019—6240
2018—121,035
2017—8639
2016—161,300
2015—16644
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation

WoS Q1
13572023202420255.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2%

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