Journal profile · SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
ISSN 2459-3087 · European Publishing · Greece
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 68 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation is published by European 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 Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology and School Health and Nursing Education, together about 57.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access journal that encompasses all aspects of tobacco use, prevention, and cessation that can promote a tobacco-free society. The aim of the journal is to foster, promote, and disseminate research involving tobacco use, prevention, policy implementation at a regional, national, or international level, disease development and progression related to tobacco use, and finally, the treatment of tobacco-attributable disease through smoking cessation. Full Journal Title: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Abbreviated Title: Tob Prev Cessation ISSN (electronic): 2459-3087 Publisher: European Publishing Publisher Address: Science and Technology Park of Crete Editors: See our Editorial Board page Peer Review: Double Blind Publication Frequency: Continuous - grouped into monthly issues Publication Medium: Electronic Only Publication website: www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com First Year Published: 2015
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Editor-in-chief Florin Dumitru MihaltanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Philippines 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine36.1%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting16.5%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions4.7%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.1%
- Consumer Attitudes and Food LabelingMedicine3.1%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine2.7%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions2.7%
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular PreventionMedicine2.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,781 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 9 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 90 |
| 2024 | 144 | 144 | 261 |
| 2023 | 348 | 348 | 364 |
| 2022 | 162 | 162 | 321 |
| 2021 | 144 | 144 | 787 |
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 Crossref · to
68 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 58 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (219 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)
- about 4 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,500 | Yes | — |
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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- editorial policy case studiesEDITORIAL POLICY CASE STUDIESLength not stated
- research paperRESEARCH PAPERLength not stated
- review paperREVIEW PAPERLength not stated
- short reportSHORT REPORTLength not stated
- study protocolsSTUDY PROTOCOLSLength not stated
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
- European Publishing
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2459-3087
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
What CAS zone is Tobacco Prevention & Cessation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Tobacco Prevention & Cessation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Tobacco Prevention & Cessation?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 68 days (interquartile range 47–92 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Tobacco Prevention & Cessation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Tobacco Prevention & Cessation based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (1), Saudi Arabia (1) and Philippines (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tobacco Prevention & Cessation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Tobacco Prevention & Cessation open access, and what is the APC?
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .