Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse
ISSN 1067-828X · eISSN 1547-0652 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse: impact factor 0; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 188 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 22 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Homelessness and Social Issues, together about 48.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse addresses the treatment of substance use in all ages of children. With the growing magnitude of the problem of substance use among children and youth, this is an essential forum for the dissemination of descriptive or investigative efforts with this population. This Journal serves as a vehicle for communication and dissemination of information to the many practitioners and researchers working with these young people. With this singular mission in mind, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse provides subscribers with one source for obtaining current, useful information regarding state-of-the-art approaches to the strategies and issues in the assessment, prevention, and treatment of adolescent substance use. The Journal is an interdisciplinary forum geared towards researchers and practitioners for the publication of information on clinical and investigative efforts concerning the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent substance use. The primary focus is on the empirical study of child and adolescent substance use utilizing group comparisons, or single-case experimental strategies. The Journal publishes clinical and research reports from a broad range of disciplines: pediatrics clinical and counseling psychology psychiatry family therapy sociology public health rehabilitation social work Case studies that are of special clinical relevance or that describe innovative evaluation and intervention techniques, reviews, and theoretical discussions that contribute substantially to our understanding of child and adolescent substance use are also published. These enable the Journal to provide a unique combination of clinical problems, solutions, and research findings to its readers. Peer Review Policy: All manuscripts that are submitted to this journal to be considered for publication have undergone initial screening by the Editor. Almost exclusively, these manuscripts have been reviewed by up to three anonymous referees. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Editor-in-chief CARA BORELLIPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine22.6%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology17%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions8.9%
- Prenatal Substance Exposure EffectsMedicine7%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine5.5%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.6%
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMedicine3.9%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: CAB International, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Education Research Abstracts, Journal Citation Report/Social Sciences Edition, PILOTS Database, PsychInfo/Psychological Abstracts, Social Scisearch, Social Service Abstracts
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
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 416OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 21,000Publisher website ·
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
188 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 188 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 22 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- case studiesCase studies that are of special clinical relevance or that describe innovative evaluation and intervention techniques, reviews, and theoretical discussions tha…Length not stated
- research articlesThe primary focus is on the empirical study of child and adolescent substance use utilizing group comparisons, or single-case experimental strategies.Length not stated
- reviewsCase studies that are of special clinical relevance or that describe innovative evaluation and intervention techniques, reviews, and theoretical discussions tha…Length not stated
- theoretical discussionsCase studies that are of special clinical relevance or that describe innovative evaluation and intervention techniques, reviews, and theoretical discussions tha…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscripts that are submitted to this journal to be considered for publication have undergone initial screening by the Editor. Almost exclusively, these manuscripts have been reviewed by up to three anonymous referees. Model summary
All manuscripts that are submitted to this journal to be considered for publication have undergone initial screening by the Editor. Almost exclusively, these manuscripts have been reviewed by up to three anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1067-828X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-0652
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse
What is the impact factor of Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse?
The publisher reports about 188 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33%. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .