What is the Impact Factor of Substance Use & Misuse?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Substance Use & Misuse is 1.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Substance Use & Misuse indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Substance Use & Misuse is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q3 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.691 (Q2) and an H-index of 96.

Who publishes Substance Use & Misuse and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Substance Use & Misuse is published by Informa Healthcare. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,111 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Substance Use & Misuse?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Substance Use & Misuse is "SUBST. USE MISUSE" with common acronym "lsum". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #8,388Hybrid

Substance Use & Misuse

Acronym:lsum

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Abbreviation (ISO):SUBST. USE MISUSE

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Identifier (ISSN):1082-6084(Print)/1532-2491(Online)

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Publisher:Informa Healthcare

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Clarivate IF (2026)

1.7– 0

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Substance Use & Misuse

WoS Q3

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.7

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.691

#8,388

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

96 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate5.6%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

274articles/year

6.87% Gold OA•95.69% Original Research

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Psychology95.4%Medicine94.3%Psychiatry74%Biology67.9%Sociology56.1%Political science44.6%Clinical psychology44.2%Law43%Environmental health41.6%Internal medicine37.6%Psychotherapist35.4%Pathology33.9%Mathematics33.4%Computer science32.1%Demography31.7%Nursing30.4%Social psychology30%Statistics28.6%Philosophy28.3%Chemistry27.9%Biochemistry24.8%Pharmacology24.1%Economics23%Neuroscience22.3%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Psychiatry

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

PSYCHIATRY

Rank208/293

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

PSYCHOLOGY

Rank66/93

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Rank44/61

IndexSCIE, SSCI

JCISCIE2026

PSYCHIATRY

Rank170/293

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

PSYCHOLOGY

Rank54/93

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE, SSCI2026

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Rank41/61

IndexSCIE, SSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
PSYCHIATRY	JCRSCIE	208/293	Q3
PSYCHOLOGY	JCRSCIE	66/93	Q3
SUBSTANCE ABUSE	JCRSCIE, SSCI	44/61	Q3
PSYCHIATRY	JCISCIE	170/293	Q3
PSYCHOLOGY	JCISCIE	54/93	Q3
SUBSTANCE ABUSE	JCISCIE, SSCI	41/61	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.7

Articles / Year258

Total Citations26

2025

IF1.7

Articles / Year344

Total Citations342

2024

IF1.8

Articles / Year240

Total Citations710

2023

IF2

Articles / Year265

Total Citations1,502

2022

IF2.362

Articles / Year227

Total Citations2,131

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.7	258	26
2025	1.7	344	342
2024	1.8	240	710
2023	2	265	1,502
2022	2.362	227	2,131
2021	2.164	284	3,042
2020	1.497	224	3,346
2019	1.383	273	4,764
2018	1.132	183	3,440
2017	—	290	6,213
2016	—	262	5,152
2015	—	175	2,803

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,388Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1966-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.691

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.83

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,111 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,413

3-Year Documents700

Citable Documents635

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate60.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Health (social science)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 5.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区SUBSTANCE ABUSE

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Substance Use & Misuse (acronym: lsum, abbr: SUBST. USE MISUSE, ISSN: 1082-6084) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Informa Healthcare in United States since 1996. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.691 (Q2), an H-index of 96.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 274 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,111 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.