Drug and Alcohol Review

Aims & Scope

Drug and Alcohol Review is an international meeting ground for the views, expertise and experience of all those involved in studying alcohol, tobacco and drug problems.

Contributors to the Journal examine and report on alcohol and drug use from a wide range of clinical, biomedical, epidemiological, psychological and sociological perspectives.

Drug and Alcohol Review particularly encourages the submission of papers which have a harm reduction perspective.

However, all philosophies will find a place in the Journal: the principal criterion for publication of papers is their quality.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	3.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4569

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1450

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.033

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	92

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Stigma, social inequality and alcohol and drug use

  Citation: 606

  Authors: ROBIN

• Major physical and psychological harms of methamphetamine use

  Citation: 523

  Authors: SHANE, SHARLENE, REBECCA, JOHAN

• Alcohol as a risk factor for liver cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

  Citation: 522

  Authors: JÃœRGEN, BENJAMIN, SATYA, HYACINTH, DOLLY, JAYADEEP, MICHAEL

• Imaging stress‐ and cue‐induced drug and alcohol craving: association with relapse and clinical implications

  Citation: 383

  Authors: RAJITA, C.‐S. R.

• Alcohol use in times of the <scp>COVID</scp> 19: Implications for monitoring and policy

  Citation: 381

  Authors: Jürgen, Carolin, Carina, David, Maristela, Charles D. H., Zila M., Jakob

• Mental health and alcohol, drugs and tobacco: a review of the comorbidity between mental disorders and the use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs

  Citation: 351

  Authors: EVA, IRINA

• The effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care settings: A systematic review

  Citation: 348

  Authors: EILEEN F. S., HEATHER O., FIONA, ELIZABETH, CARLA, FIONA, JOHN B., BERNARD, NICK

• A review of drug use and driving: epidemiology, impairment, risk factors and risk perceptions

  Citation: 299

  Authors: ERIN, SHANE, JOANNE

• A prototype screening instrument for cannabis use disorder: the Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test (CUDIT) in an alcohol‐dependent clinical sample

  Citation: 286

  Authors: SIMON J., J. DOUGLAS

• Being stoned: a review of self‐reported cannabis effects

  Citation: 283

  Authors: BOB, DAVID, ROSS

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