Journal profile
Research on Addiction
ISSN 2008-4307 · eISSN 2423-6535 · Drug Control Headquarters, Research and Education Office · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Research on Addiction: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Research on Addiction is published by Drug Control Headquarters, Research and Education Office. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Youth, Drugs, and Violence, together about 62.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine37.2%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine15.9%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences9.1%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology4.7%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology3.7%
- Psychological Treatments and AssessmentsPsychology2.6%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology2.4%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences2.1%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 807 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 40 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 38 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 21 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 20 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Drug Control Headquarters, Research and Education Office
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- Persian
- ISSN
- 2008-4307
- Electronic ISSN
- 2423-6535
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Research on Addiction
How long does peer review take at Research on Addiction?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 Research on Addiction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Research on Addiction is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Research on Addiction open access, and what is the APC?
Research on Addiction is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .