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Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
ISSN 0740-5472 · eISSN 1873-6483 · Elsevier
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment: impact factor 4; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,340; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, together about 66.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine38.7%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine21.9%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine5.7%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology4.7%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.1%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine2.8%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences2.2%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine2.2%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric Mental Health | Q1 | 3/45 | 94th |
| Clinical Psychology | Q1 | 32/311 | 89th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 56/398 | 86th |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q1 | 86/567 | 84th |
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
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
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,031OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.03%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,706 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5,867 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8,379 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9,709 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10,472 |
| 2022 | 138 | 94 | 10,324 |
| 2021 | 347 | 227 | 10,683 |
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.
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 3,340 / EUR 2,920 / GBP 2,620 / JPY 358,940 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0740-5472
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-6483
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
What is the impact factor of Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4; CiteScore 7.6, h-index 156.
Which databases index Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,340.
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: .