Journal profile · Nursing

Journal of Addictions Nursing

ISSN 1088-4602 · eISSN 1548-7148 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1996

Journal of Addictions Nursing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.78; JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Impact factor0.78Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine

Review timeover 12 weeksCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

AcceptanceEasyCommunity average

Articles per year392025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Journal of Addictions Nursing is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Smoking Behavior and Cessation, together about 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Despite the potential harms of prenatal alcohol exposure, drinking during pregnancy remains a pressing public health concern. Efficacious interventions to reduce alcohol use among pregnant women that can be implemented within prenatal care are urgently needed. This paper describes the development and cultural adaptation of the Safe Start intervention, a brief computer- and nurse-delivered alcohol reduction intervention for pregnant women to be delivered within prenatal care clinics.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Nursing

Editor-in-chief Adam SearbyPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine23.2%
Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine11.8%
Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.9%
Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.7%
Prenatal Substance Exposure EffectsMedicine4.6%
Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions4.4%
Nursing Education, Practice, and LeadershipNursing4%
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions3.7%

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	Nursing	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
Minor	Nursing	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4

Level	Category	Zone
Major	Medicine	Zone 4
Minor	Nursing	Zone 4
Minor	Substance Abuse	Zone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

JCR Q4 · NURSING · rank 158/194
JCR Q4 · SUBSTANCE ABUSE · rank 55/61

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

SCIESSCIScopusLetPub

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: 0.78LetPub · 2026-09-13
Impact factor (publisher): 0.9Publisher website · 2026-09-29
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.1LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.31LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.46LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 14LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 33OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 231OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 1.02OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 11.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 9.24%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 30LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,646 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2025	39	2	22
2024	43	6	62
2023	53	7	122
2022	55	10	133
2021	65	7	343

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): over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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

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: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Country or region: UNITED STATES
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
Founded: 1996
ISSN: 1088-4602
Electronic ISSN: 1548-7148
Latest issue on the website: Volume 37, Issue 3 (September 2026)
Official links: Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
Submission system ↗LetPub

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Addictions Nursing

What CAS zone is Journal of Addictions Nursing in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Addictions Nursing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing / 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 Journal of Addictions Nursing?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.78; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 33.

How long does peer review take at Journal of Addictions Nursing?

Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.

What JCR quartile is Journal of Addictions Nursing in?

The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, NURSING Q4 (158/194), SUBSTANCE ABUSE Q4 (55/61). 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 Journal of Addictions Nursing?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Addictions Nursing is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Is Journal of Addictions Nursing open access, and what is the APC?

Journal of Addictions Nursing 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: 2026-10-01.