Journal profile · Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research
ISSN 2090-8334 · eISSN 2090-8342 · Ashdin Publishing
Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research: impact factor 3.09 (journal website); subscription journal; 1 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research is published by Ashdin Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, together about 42.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ashdin Publishing is an independent academic publisher founded in January 2009. The company is registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Cairo, Egypt (Commercial Register No. 388355). The company headquartered in Egypt with an office in Belgium.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience17.4%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine17%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine8%
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.9%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience5.4%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4.7%
- Ukrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences3.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | Q3 | 236/314 | 25th |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q4 | 456/580 | 21st |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, CNKI, AGRICOLA, Genamics JournalSeek, Airiti, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Gdansk University of Technology, Ministry Points 40, Bibsonomy
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)
- 3.09Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.16Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 169 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 2021 | 39 | 0 | 82 |
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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- brief research communicationsThe journal will consider for publication regular research articles, brief research communications, reviews, protocols, news and views, and commentaries.Length not stated
- commentariesThe journal will consider for publication regular research articles, brief research communications, reviews, protocols, news and views, and commentaries.Length not stated
- news and viewsThe journal will consider for publication regular research articles, brief research communications, reviews, protocols, news and views, and commentaries.Length not stated
- protocolsThe journal will consider for publication regular research articles, brief research communications, reviews, protocols, news and views, and commentaries.Length not stated
- regular research articlesThe journal will consider for publication regular research articles, brief research communications, reviews, protocols, news and views, and commentaries.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal will consider for publication regular research articles, brief research communications, reviews, protocols, news and views, and commentaries.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest (CoI)
A CoI statement for each author must be included at the end of the manuscript before the References section. It can be a simple statement such as “the authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest” or a form such as the one proposed by the ICMJE (http://www.icmje.org/conflicts-of-interest/) to be submitted with the paper, which could be helpful where there is a conflict that must be note…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Member of COPE Model summary
The Journal is a member of COPE and adheres to the highest ethical standards in publishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
This journal is an Open Access journal meaning that authors retain the copyrights for their papers, but also that the papers are freely reusable in many forms and media so long as the original work is properly cited. Thus, the articles are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows reproduction, distribution and unrestricted use as long as the original publication is cited as…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access with article processing charges Model summary
Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research is an open access journal which assesses publication charges (fees) that make it feasible for the article to be available for free to all interested online visitors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
The authors can expect that the submission will be peer reviewed according to standards of academic and publication excellence. The submission will be considered by an editor who will, if the submission is suitable, seek appropriate peer reviewers. If there is a request for a specific reviewer, this will be considered and held in strict confidence by the editors. As stated in the guidelines for re…
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
- Ashdin Publishing
- ISSN
- 2090-8334
- Electronic ISSN
- 2090-8342
- Society / sponsor
- IDARS and the INRC
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research
What is the impact factor of Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.09; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 15.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–10; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; 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 Drug and Alcohol Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research is a subscription 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: .