Journal of Substance Use

Aims & Scope

Journal of Substance Use is a bimonthly international journal, publishing peer-reviewed, up-to-the-minute articles on a wide spectrum of issues relating to the use of legal and illegal substances.

The Journal aims to educate, inform, update and act as a forum for standard setting for health and social care professionals working with individuals and families with substance use problems.

It also informs and supports those undertaking research in substance use, developing substance use services, and participating in, leading and developing education and training programs.

Journal of Substance Use adopts an eclectic stance and aims to provide a forum for the discussion and dissemination around subjects of innovative and proven practice.

This includes issues of prevention, treatment and policy whilst ensuring that issues are examined from a variety of perspectives for instance, clinical, managerial, service development, problem use, service use, and family perspective.

Papers may explore legal issues, therapeutic interventions and treatments, and behavioral approaches.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15915

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	345

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.324

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

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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.

• A ‘components’ model of addiction within a biopsychosocial framework

  Citation: 1956

  Authors: Mark

• Validation of the CAST, a general population Cannabis Abuse Screening Test

  Citation: 214

  Authors: S., L., F., M.

• Over-the-counter medicine abuse – a review of the literature

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Richard J.

• The share of violence attributable to drinking

  Citation: 114

  Authors: R., I.

• The rise in legal highs: prevalence and patterns in the use of illegal drugs and first- and second-generation “legal highs” in South London gay dance clubs

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Fiona, David M., Paul I., Karenza

• The influence of parents and friends on adolescent substance use: a multidimensional approach

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Steven A., Sabina, Wyndol

• Domestic violence and alcohol: what is known and what do we need to know to encourage environmental interventions?

  Citation: 98

  Authors: K.

• Developing attributes for discrete choice experiments in health: a systematic literature review and case study of alcohol misuse interventions

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Timea Mariann, Christian Ernst Heinrich

• Evaluating the psychometric properties of the AUDIT-C among college students

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Adam E., Beth H., Michael L., Virginia

• A qualitative study of anabolic steroid use amongst gym users in the United Kingdom: motives, beliefs and experiences

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Andreas

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