Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis
ISSN 0939-5911 · eISSN 1664-2856 · Hogrefe Publishing
Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis is published by Hogrefe Publishing 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, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Smoking Behavior and Cessation, together about 56.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine39%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine10.6%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine7.1%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology5.9%
- Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsMedicine5%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences2.5%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology2.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 253/466 | 45th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 450/725 | 37th |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 383/580 | 34th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,964 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 12 | 277 |
| 2025 | 54 | 25 | 354 |
| 2024 | 59 | 22 | 384 |
| 2023 | 47 | 13 | 323 |
| 2022 | 54 | 24 | 414 |
| 2021 | 47 | 17 | 395 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Hogrefe Publishing
- ISSN
- 0939-5911
- Electronic ISSN
- 1664-2856
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis
What CAS zone is Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis 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.
Which databases index Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis open access, and what is the APC?
Sucht-Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaft und Praxis is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .