Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling
ISSN 1055-3835 · eISSN 2161-1874 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 212 days to acceptance (19 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling (JAOC) aims to publish articles that focus on how counselors can support clients affected by addictions and/or the criminal justice system. JAOC [italics] accepts articles that can inform and facilitate the work of clinicians, counselor educators, supervisors, researchers, and advocates who work specifically with clients and their families impacted by addiction, the criminal justice system, or both. Articles of interest may focus on prevention and treatment programs, effective clinical strategies, innovative treatment approaches, instrument development, the use of culturally sensitive assessments, and best practices in counselor education for teaching or supervising clinicians working with addictions and/or within the justice system. JAOC publishes various types of research, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. In addition, JAOC publishes position papers, best practice papers, and literature reviews. All articles should relate to the scope of the journal, which is to support clinical practice related to working with addictions and/or justice-involved individuals, couples, and families. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) ArticleFirst (OCLC) Book Review Digest Plus (EBSCO Publishing) Corporate ResourceNet (EBSCO Publishing) Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest) Criminology Collection (ProQuest) Education Collection (ProQuest) Education Database (ProQuest) Education Full Text (HW Wilson) Education Research Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Educator’s Reference Complete (GALE Cengage) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) General OneFile (GALE Cengage) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) Legal Collection (EBSCO Publishing) MasterFILE Elite (EBSCO Publishing) MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO Publishing) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) OmniFile Full Text Select (HW Wilson) Professional Collection (GALE Cengage) Professional Development Collection (EBSCO Publishing) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-278 ProQuest Professional Education (ProQuest) Psychology Database (ProQuest) PsycINFO/Psychological Ab
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine16.6%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology11.3%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.9%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology6.3%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions6%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology5.6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology4.4%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 9Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 30,932Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 22 | 9 | 46 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022 | 19 | 3 | 119 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 50 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
212 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 257 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (19 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 19 articles with submission and acceptance dates (23 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 264 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use
AI use disclosure required Model summary
The journal requires all authors to transparently disclose the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review Wiley’s editorial standards for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest AI Disclosure Policy
The journal requires all authors to transparently disclose the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies. Upon submission, authors must confirm that their work adheres to Wiley's AI policy and will be asked to specify which tools were used (including name and version) and how the tool was applied. If AI tools were indeed used in the development of your work, please also inte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If lengthy excerpts (generally 400 cumulative words or more from one source) are included, or if previously published tables or figures from copyrighted works owned by third parties are reprinted in their entirety, in part, or adapted, credit must be given. For more information, visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a hybrid journal that publishes both subscription and open access articles. You will have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an article publication charge (APC). For more information on this journal’s APCs, please see the Open Access page. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made online via the Research Exchange submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JAOC. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, ple…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1055-3835
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-1874
- Society / sponsor
- Association of Addictions and Justice-Involved Counseling
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling
What CAS zone is Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling?
Based on the dates recorded on 19 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 212 days (interquartile range 163–257 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .