Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
ISSN 1533-2640 · eISSN 1533-2659 · Routledge · ENGLAND
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.18; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 134 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 41% (journal website); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is published by Routledge 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, Homelessness and Social Issues and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, together about 38% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse presents rigorous new studies and research on ethnicity and cultural variation in alcohol, tobacco, licit and illicit forms of substance use and abuse. The research is drawn from many disciplines and interdisciplinary areas in the social and behavioral sciences, public health, and helping professions. The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is an international forum for identification of emergent and culturally diverse substance use and abuse trends, and the implementation of culturally competent strategies in harm reduction, individual, group, and family treatment of substance abuse. The Journal systematically investigates the beliefs, attitudes, and values of substance abusers, searching for the answers to the origins of drug use and abuse for different ethnic groups. The Journal publishes research papers, review papers, policy commentaries, and conference proceedings. The Journal welcomes submissions from across the globe, and strives to ensure efficient review and publication outcomes.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Editor-in-chief Masood ZangenehPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Türkiye 3, Iran 2, Australia 1, Malaysia 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine23.7%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions7.4%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences6.9%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine6.8%
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology4.7%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine4.7%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine4.6%
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 | 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 |
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 | Substance Abuse | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Addiction Abstracts, CAB International, Criminal Justice Abstracts, CSA ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, CSA Health & Safety Science Abstracts, CSA Risk Abstracts, CSA Social Services Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, CSA Toxicology Abstracts, Education Research Abstracts, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, H.W. Wilson Biography Index (BiographyInd), H.W. Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega (MDI), H.W. Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select (MD 5), H.W. Wilson Social Sciences Index Abstracts Full Text, Informa Addiction Abstracts, Informa Educational Research Abstracts Online, Informa Special Educational Needs Abstracts, Informa Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, International Abstracts for Human Resources, PsychInfo/Psychological Abstracts, Safety Lit, Sage Criminal Justice Abstracts, Social Service Abstracts, SwetsWise All Titles, International Pharmaceutical 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
- 1.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 374OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 77,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,012 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 82 | 15 | 77 |
| 2024 | 66 | 20 | 130 |
| 2023 | 67 | 14 | 220 |
| 2022 | 56 | 21 | 377 |
| 2021 | 47 | 18 | 208 |
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
134 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)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 134 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 15 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- conference proceedingsThe Journal publishes research papers, review papers, policy commentaries, and conference proceedings.Length not stated
- policy commentariesThe Journal publishes research papers, review papers, policy commentaries, and conference proceedings.Length not stated
- research papersThe Journal publishes research papers, review papers, policy commentaries, and conference proceedings.Length not stated
- review papersThe Journal publishes research papers, review papers, policy commentaries, and conference proceedings.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open access publishing may require an Article Publishing Charge (APC). Model summary
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the dis…
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
- Routledge
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1533-2640
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-2659
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
What CAS zone is Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Ethnicity in Substance Abuse?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.18; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse?
The publisher reports about 134 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Türkiye (3) and Iran (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is a subscription journal. 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: .