Journal profile · BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Addiction Biology
ISSN 1369-1600 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND
Addiction Biology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.56; fully open access; APC about USD 3,460; median 152 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 52% (journal website); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Addiction Biology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, together about 37.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Addiction Biology is focused on neuroscience contributions and it aims to advance our understanding of the action of drugs of abuse and addictive processes. Papers are accepted in both animal experimentation or clinical research. The content is geared towards behavioral, molecular, genetic, biochemical, neuro-biological and pharmacology aspects of these fields. Addiction Biology includes peer-reviewed original research reports and reviews. Addiction Biology is published on behalf of the Society for the Study of Addiction. For further details about the Society visit http://www.addiction-ssa.org.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Editor-in-chief Rainer SpanagelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 19, Germany 11, Chile 5, United Kingdom 4, Spain 4 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience22.9%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience8.5%
- Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience4.8%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine4.5%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCEmbasePsycINFOCAB AbstractsCurrent 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
- 2.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,817OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 94LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 98Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 331,053Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,836 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 88 | 88 | 14 |
| 2025 | 125 | 125 | 241 |
| 2024 | 106 | 106 | 538 |
| 2023 | 107 | 84 | 669 |
| 2022 | 137 | 89 | 1,623 |
| 2021 | 139 | 81 | 2,450 |
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
152 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (209 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 52%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 52%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 155 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,460 / GBP 2,640 / EUR 2,910 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,150 / EUR 2,650 / GBP 2,400 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access
Open Access journal; accepted papers published under Creative Commons license; certain funders may mandate a particular CC license type. Model summary
Addiction Biology is an Open Access journal: authors of accepted papers pay an Article Publication Charge and their papers are published under a Creative Commons license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
The focus of Addiction Biology is on neuroscience contributions, which aim at advancing our understanding regarding aspects on the action of drugs of abuse and addictive processes. Papers are accepted whose content is geared towards behavioural, molecular, genetic, biochemical, neuro-biological and pharmacological fields of animal experimentation and clinical research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: accepts articles previously published on preprint servers; authors may post submitted version to preprint server at any time and are requested to update pre-publication versions with link to final published article. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1369-1600
- Print ISSN
- 1355-6215
- Society / sponsor
- Society for the Study of Addiction
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Addiction Biology
What CAS zone is Addiction Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Addiction Biology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biochemistry & Molecular Biology / Substance Abuse. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Addiction Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.56; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at Addiction Biology?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 152 days (interquartile range 100–219 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 52% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Addiction Biology based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Germany (11) and Chile (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Addiction Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Addiction Biology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Addiction Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Addiction Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,460.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .