Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
ISSN 0867-4361 · eISSN 1689-3530 · Termedia Publishing House · Poland
Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction is published by Termedia Publishing House and is in Zone 4 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, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects and Homelessness and Social Issues, together about 30.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The quarterly „Alcoholism and Drug Addiction/Alkoholizmi Narkomania” is targeting research community in the field of psychoactive substances and behavioural addiction, practitioners working in this field and all interested in these issues. It has an interdisciplinary character and publishes papers on issues related to psychoactive substances and behavioural addictions, examined from the variety of perspectives, including basic research, clinical, epidemiological as well as social, cultural and historical studies. The aim of the journal is to disseminate scientific findings of the Polish and international research on addiction, to strengthen and integrate the scientific community on the one hand, and to build bridges between science and practice, on the other. The journal serves as a forum for exchange of experiences between various professional communities. The journal publishes original articles, review and monographic articles, case reports, research reports, papers presented at scientific conferences, conference reports, book reviews, polemics, letters and short communications. All scientific papers are anonymously evaluated by two independent referees (double-blind review).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 13, Canada 2, Switzerland 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine14.1%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine9.5%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions6.9%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology4.6%
- Nutrition and Health StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences4.2%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 12 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 31 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted9
- book reviewsThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- case reportsThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- lettersThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- monographic articlesThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- polemicsThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- scientific conference reportsThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
- short communicationsThe journal publishes: • original articles, • review articles, • monographic articles, • case reports, • book reviews, • scientific conference reports, • polemi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Authorship Model summary
It is unacceptable to claim authorship of papers of which one is not the author and to make use of papers without correct reference to source. In the case of the detection of plagiary, the matter will be raised in the next edition of the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest Model summary
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical principles Model summary
The contents of the submitted article ought to be in accordance with: - the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki on medical research involving human subjects
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Retained author rights Model summary
Retained author rights The author (or employer or institution) retains the right to the article in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication.
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
- Termedia Publishing House
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 0867-4361
- Electronic ISSN
- 1689-3530
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
What CAS zone is Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Substance Abuse. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. 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 Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (13), Canada (2) and Switzerland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction open access, and what is the APC?
Alkoholizm i Narkomania-Alcoholism and Drug Addiction is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .