Substance Use and Misuse

Aims & Scope

For over 50 years, Substance Use & Misuse (formerly The International Journal of the Addictions) has provided a unique international multidisciplinary venue for the exchange of original research, theories, policy analyses, and unresolved issues concerning substance use and misuse (licit and illicit drugs, alcohol, nicotine, and eating disorders).

Guest editors for special issues devoted to single topics of current concern are invited.

Topics covered include: Clinical trials and clinical research (treatment and prevention of substance misuse and related infectious diseases) Epidemiology of substance misuse and related infectious diseases Social pharmacology Meta-analyses and systematic reviews Translation of scientific findings to real world clinical and other settings Adolescent and student-focused research State of the art quantitative and qualitative research Policy analyses Negative results and intervention failures that are instructive Validity studies of instruments, scales, and tests that are generalizable Critiques and essays on unresolved issues Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.804

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	93

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6744

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1483

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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
• Medline

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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.

• Conceptualizing Recovery Capital: Expansion of a Theoretical Construct

  Citation: 483

  Authors: William, Robert

• Primary Socialization Theory: The Etiology of Drug Use and Deviance. I

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Eugene R., Joseph F.

• Recovery Capital as Prospective Predictor of Sustained Recovery, Life Satisfaction, and Stress Among Former Poly-Substance Users

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Alexandre B., William L.

• SOCIAL CONTEXT AND “NATURAL RECOVERY”: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE RESOLUTION OF DRUG-ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS

  Citation: 288

  Authors: Robert, William

• Perceived Harm, Addictiveness, and Social Acceptability of Tobacco Products and Marijuana Among Young Adults: Marijuana, Hookah, and Electronic Cigarettes Win

  Citation: 282

  Authors: Carla J., Erin, Gillian L., Michael, Yanwen, Michael, Michelle

• The Moral Economies of Homeless Heroin Addicts: Confronting Ethnography, HIV Risk, and Everyday Violence in San Francisco Shooting Encampments

  Citation: 278

  Authors: Philippe

• Are Mindfulness-Based Interventions Effective for Substance Use Disorders? A Systematic Review of the Evidence

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Alberto, Alessandro

• Exercise Addiction: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Etiology

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Krisztina, Attila, Mark D., Tamás, Bernadette, Róbert, Zsolt

• Back Propagation Neural Networks

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Massimo

• Do Needle Syringe Programs Reduce HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users: A Comprehensive Review of the International Evidence

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Alex, Annie

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