Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nicotine & Tobacco Research
ISSN 1462-2203 · eISSN 1469-994X · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Nicotine & Tobacco Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.71; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,392; median 217 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 266 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nicotine & Tobacco Research is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, together about 59.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nicotine & Tobacco Research is one of the world's few peer-reviewed journals devoted exclusively to the study of nicotine and tobacco. It aims to provide a forum for empirical findings, critical reviews, and conceptual papers on the many aspects of nicotine and tobacco, including research from the biobehavioral, neurobiological, molecular biologic, epidemiological, prevention, and treatment arenas. Along with manuscripts from each of the areas mentioned above, the editors encourage submissions that are integrative in nature and that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. The journal is sponsored by the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT). Nicotine & Tobacco Research welcomes submissions from authors who belong to historically marginalized groups, particularly with respect to cultures or groups that are underrepresented in our field. This includes, but is not restricted to, ancestry, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, socioeconomic position, or geographical location. It publishes twelve times a year. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.7 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 3.4 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Rank by Impact Factor) 160/443 Substance Abuse (Rank by Impact Factor) 23/61 2025 Cited Half-Life 6.2 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.8 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.01212 2025 Article Influence Score 1.122 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 5.6 Public Health, Environmental And Occupational Health (Rank by CiteScore) 137/725 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.163 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 706,657 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 18 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 18 days About metrics Abstracting and Indexing The journal is covered by the following services: Global Health Index Veterinarius Veterinary Bulletin CAB Abstracts Dairy Science Abstracts Education Research Abstracts Health & Safety Science Abstracts PROQUEST DATABASE : PsycINFO Database with Full Text Psychlit Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (SWA) Toxicology Abstracts Tropical Diseases Bulletin World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Nicotine & Tobacco Research are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Caitlin NotleyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 30, United Kingdom 12, Australia 5, Poland 2, Mainland China 1 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine42.4%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine8.6%
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.5%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology5.7%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science2.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Substance Abuse | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 2.71LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102LetPub ·
- h-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,853OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 229LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 706,657Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,428 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 209 | 108 | 61 |
| 2025 | 266 | 180 | 551 |
| 2024 | 334 | 240 | 1,766 |
| 2023 | 247 | 189 | 1,987 |
| 2022 | 289 | 233 | 3,867 |
| 2021 | 273 | 201 | 5,041 |
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 PubMed · to
217 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 166 days – 283 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (707 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,392 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1462-2203
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-994X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nicotine & Tobacco Research
What CAS zone is Nicotine & Tobacco Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nicotine & Tobacco Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Substance Abuse. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nicotine & Tobacco Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.71; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 155.
How long does peer review take at Nicotine & Tobacco Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 217 days (interquartile range 166–283 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Nicotine & Tobacco Research based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (30), United Kingdom (12) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nicotine & Tobacco Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nicotine & Tobacco Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Nicotine & Tobacco Research open access, and what is the APC?
Nicotine & Tobacco Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,392.
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: .