Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Alcohol Research-Current Reviews
ISSN 1535-7414 · eISSN 1930-0573
Alcohol Research-Current Reviews: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 8.33; hybrid open access; 12 articles a year; indexed in SSCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alcohol Research-Current Reviews is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Homelessness and Social Issues and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, together about 43.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine18.8%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions18.8%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine6.3%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine6.3%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine6.3%
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and CancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Prenatal Substance Exposure EffectsMedicine6.3%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 1 |
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 | Substance Abuse | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SSCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 8.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1535-7414
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-0573
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alcohol Research-Current Reviews
What CAS zone is Alcohol Research-Current Reviews in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Alcohol Research-Current Reviews is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Substance Abuse. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Alcohol Research-Current Reviews?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.33; h-index 5.
Which databases index Alcohol Research-Current Reviews?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alcohol Research-Current Reviews is indexed in SSCI.
Is Alcohol Research-Current Reviews open access, and what is the APC?
Alcohol Research-Current Reviews is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .