Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Drugs and Alcohol Today
ISSN 1745-9265 · eISSN 2042-8359 · Emerald
Drugs and Alcohol Today: hybrid open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Drugs and Alcohol Today is published by Emerald. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, together about 51.2% 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 OutcomesMedicine33.7%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine10.5%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine7%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences7%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine6%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine3.3%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | Q3 | 164/292 | — |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 172/276 | — |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 331/529 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.67%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 744 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 326 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 357 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 400 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 465 |
| 2021 | 30 | 10 | 364 |
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1745-9265
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-8359
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Drugs and Alcohol Today
Which databases index Drugs and Alcohol Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Drugs and Alcohol Today is indexed in Scopus.
Is Drugs and Alcohol Today open access, and what is the APC?
Drugs and Alcohol Today 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .