Journal profile · Psychiatry
Addiction
ISSN 0965-2140 · eISSN 1360-0443 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1993
Addiction: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.89; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,600; median 171 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 362 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Addiction is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Smoking Behavior and Cessation, together about 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Addiction's aims are: to provide an effective outlet for high quality research in the field of addiction by selecting excellent papers for publication and improving them through the review process, to stimulate debate with the field of addiction on matters relating to the science or its translation into clinical practice or policy to promote high quality research in the field of addiction worldwide through its publishing and other activities. Addiction's scope spans human experimental, epidemiological, social science, historical, clinical and policy research relating to addiction, primarily but not exclusively in the areas of psychoactive substance use and/or gambling. In addition to original research, the journal features editorials, commentaries, reviews, letters, and book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief John MarsdenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 59, United Kingdom 56, Australia 46, Netherlands 10, Germany 5 (206 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine26.4%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine9.2%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine8.9%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine7.2%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine6.4%
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMedicine4.1%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology4%
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 5.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 11Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 11Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174LetPub ·
- h-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,521OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 239LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 315Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,125,765Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,510 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 316 | 251 | 200 |
| 2025 | 362 | 305 | 1,229 |
| 2024 | 355 | 284 | 2,630 |
| 2023 | 306 | 268 | 3,665 |
| 2022 | 344 | 235 | 5,734 |
| 2021 | 429 | 309 | 9,633 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
171 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (727 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 159 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,600 / EUR 3,920 / GBP 3,170 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- single clinical case reports; animal research
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- data insightContributions are welcome from researchers who have analysed data from population-level data sets of acknowledged qualityLength not stated
- letterResearch Reports Research reports are expected to contain a quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods or narrative analysis. When producing a findings manuscript…Length not stated
- letters to the editorAddiction publishes both invited and unsolicited letters. They may express opinions about research reports, reviews, Addiction Opinion and Debate articles and e…main text ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 19
- research reportResearch Reports Research reports are expected to contain a quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods or narrative analysis. When producing a findings manuscript…Length not stated
- research reportsResearch Reports Research reports are expected to contain a quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods or narrative analysis.Length not stated
- reviews in the conclusions. We recognize that reviews often have a lot of material to present, but we ask authors to aim for 4,500 words (excluding abstract, tables, …main text ≤ 4,500 words
- reviewsReviews are highly valuable communications for our readers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use
AIGC tools cannot be authors; use must be described in Methods or Acknowledgements. Model summary
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Addiction adheres to the definition of authorship set up by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which requires authorship to be based upon a) substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; b) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and c) final a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
Declaration of interests statement required from all authors. Model summary
2.1 Payments and financial support. Please declare any payments, financial support or other financial benefits received within the past 36 months from an organisation that could gain or lose financially from the research described in the submitted study or from the topic of the review, editorial or letter. This includes but is not limited to: reimbursement for attending a symposium; fees for speak…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You will have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
Addiction welcomes manuscripts reporting original research on clinical, epidemiological, human experimental, policy-related, and historical aspects of addiction and addictive behaviours including, but not limited to, alcohol, opioids, stimulants, cannabinoids, tobacco, nicotine, and gambling. Addiction does not publish single clinical case reports. Addiction does not publish animal research — but …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism involves using someone else’s work without appropriate attribution. If sections of text numbering more than 10 words have been copied verbatim these must be put in quotation marks and a full citation given. We will treat plagiarism as serious professional misconduct and respond accordingly.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy applies. Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
- Electronic ISSN
- 1360-0443
- Society / sponsor
- Society for the Study of Addiction
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 121, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Addiction
What CAS zone is Addiction in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Addiction is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Substance Abuse / Psychiatry; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Addiction?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.89; CiteScore 11, h-index 279.
How long does peer review take at Addiction?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 171 days (interquartile range 111–237 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Addiction?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Addiction based?
Of the 206 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (59), United Kingdom (56) and Australia (46). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Addiction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Addiction is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CAS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Addiction open access, and what is the APC?
Addiction is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .