Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Canadian Journal of Addiction
ISSN 2368-4720 · eISSN 2368-4739 · Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine
Canadian Journal of Addiction: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Addiction is published by Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine 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 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, together about 42.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Les soins intégrés améliorent les résultats chez les personnes souffrant à la fois de troubles de santé mentale et de troubles liés à la consommation de substances. Cependant, l’accès à des traitements spécialisés et fondés sur des données probantes reste difficile. Le Service virtuel des troubles concomitants (SSV), basé à Ottawa, en Ontario, a été lancé en 2020 afin d’améliorer l’accès à un traitement de jour intensif pour les personnes souffrant de troubles concomitants dans l’est de l’Ontario. Les données sur l’efficacité des soins virtuels pour les troubles concomitants sont limitées. Les objectifs de cet article sont de décrire la portée géographique de la prestation de services virtuels, d'évaluer l’impact du SSV sur la santé liée à la consommation de substances et les symptômes de santé mentale, et de faire un rapport sur la satisfaction des patients.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Editor-in-chief David CrockfordPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine19.8%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine17.4%
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMedicine5.7%
- Prenatal Substance Exposure EffectsMedicine5.2%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine4.9%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology4.8%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine4.5%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.1%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · SUBSTANCE ABUSE · rank 54/61
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 681 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 35 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 30 | 11 | 32 |
| 2023 | 28 | 4 | 114 |
| 2022 | 35 | 5 | 114 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1 | 132 |
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
- Publisher
- Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine
- ISSN
- 2368-4720
- Electronic ISSN
- 2368-4739
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Addiction
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Addiction in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of 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 Canadian Journal of Addiction?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 18.
What JCR quartile is Canadian Journal of Addiction in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, SUBSTANCE ABUSE Q4 (54/61). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Canadian Journal of Addiction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Addiction is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Addiction open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Addiction 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, Publisher website; 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: .