Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (JSAD) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research articles on various aspects of the use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs. Topics covered include the biological, medical, epidemiological, social, psychological, and legal aspects of alcohol and other drug use, abuse, and dependence.[1] The journal was established in 1940 as the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol and changed its name in 1975 to Journal of Studies on Alcohol before obtaining its current name in 2007. The journal appears bimonthly and publishes supplements at irregular intervals. The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs is a not-for-profit journal based in the Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies at Rutgers University.[1]
Discipline | Addiction |
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Language | English |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Journal of Studies on Alcohol |
History | 1940-present |
Publisher | Alcohol Research Documentation (United States) |
Frequency | Bimonthly |
2.616 (2017) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 1937-1888 (print) 1938-4114 (web) |
LCCN | 2006256027 |
OCLC no. | 77007393 |
Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol | |
ISSN | 0033-5649 |
Journal of Studies on Alcohol | |
ISSN | 0096-882X |
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Impact factor
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2022 impact factor is 3.4, ranking it 19th of 54 journals in the category "Substance Abuse," 18th of 38 journals in the category "Substance Abuse" (social science), 12th of 21 journals in the category "Substance Abuse" (science), and 22nd of 81 journals in the category "Psychology."[2]
Editors-in-chief
The editor-in-chief of the journal as of 1 July 2023 is Jennifer P. Read. Previous editors-in-chief have been Howard W. Haggard (1940–1958), Mark Keller (1958–1977), Timothy Coffee (1977–1984), Jack H. Mendelson and Nancy K. Mello (1984–1991), John Carpenter (1991–1994), Marc A. Schuckit (University of California, San Diego) (1994–2015), and Thomas F. Babor (2015–2023) (University of Connecticut).[3]
References
- "About the Journal". Rutgers University. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- "Journal Citation Reports". Web of Science. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Babor, Thomas F. (2015). "Editor's Corner: The Future of JSAD—A New Direction for a Venerable Journal". Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 76 (4): 505–506. doi:10.15288/jsad.2015.76.505.