Addiction Biology

Aims & Scope

Addiction Biology is focused on neuroscience contributions and it aims to advance our understanding of the action of drugs of abuse and addictive processes.

Papers are accepted in both animal experimentation or clinical research.

The content is geared towards behavioral, molecular, genetic, biochemical, neuro-biological and pharmacology aspects of these fields.

Addiction Biology includes peer-reviewed original research reports and reviews.

Addiction Biology is published on behalf of the Society for the Study of Addiction to Alcohol and other Drugs (SSA).

Members of the Society for the Study of Addiction receive the Journal as part of their annual membership subscription.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.159

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3778

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1450

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• REVIEW ON CPP: Measuring reward with the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm: update of the last decade

  Citation: 1118

  Authors: Thomas M.

• Impulsivity as a determinant and consequence of drug use: a review of underlying processes

  Citation: 1019

  Authors: Harriet

• REVIEW: Behavioural assessment of drug reinforcement and addictive features in rodents: an overview

  Citation: 505

  Authors: Carles, Rainer

• REVIEW: Understanding the construct of impulsivity and its relationship to alcohol use disorders

  Citation: 495

  Authors: Danielle M., Gregory, Peter, Suzanne H., Robert F., Stephanie S., Kenneth

• Global epidemiology of areca nut usage

  Citation: 479

  Authors: P. C., S.

• Functional neuroimaging studies of alcohol cue reactivity: a quantitative meta‐analysis and systematic review

  Citation: 448

  Authors: Joseph P., Raymond F., Hugh

• Widespread and sustained cognitive deficits in alcoholism: a meta‐analysis

  Citation: 446

  Authors: Katherine, Julie, Stéphane

• The pharmacology of psilocybin

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Torsten, Juergen, Udo, Hinderk M.

• REVIEW: Acute withdrawal, protracted abstinence and negative affect in alcoholism: are they linked?

  Citation: 365

  Authors: Markus, Mark, John C., Howard C.

• PRECLINICAL STUDY: Ghrelin administration into tegmental areas stimulates locomotor activity and increases extracellular concentration of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens

  Citation: 362

  Authors: Elisabet, Emil, Suzanne L., Annika, Lennart, Jörgen A.

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