Journal profile

Substance use & misuse

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
ISSN1082-6084 | 1532-2491 | 1082-6084 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.31
Citation rate 2.06 1,001 total citations
h5-index 29 h5 depth signal
Cited share 71.9% 359 of 499
Total citations 1,001 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.88 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.3% 63 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 2,076
Canada 157
United Kingdom 122
Australia 120
China 78

Citing Fields of Research

Substance Abuse 2,215
Psychiatry & Psychology 630
Nicotine Addiction Treatment 549
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 242
Psychiatry 222

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 5,851 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 499 359 cited publications
Last 12 months 412 34.3 publications/month
Open access share 17.2% 71 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 2,076 citing publications
Leading citing field Substance Abuse 2,215 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 11 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v31n1,Jan. 1996-
PubMed
v31n1,Jan. 1996-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Substance Abuse

Broad Categories

Substance-Related Disorders Substance Abuse Nicotine Addiction Treatment

MeSH Descriptors

Behavior, Addictive Substance-Related Disorders.

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

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Danusha Selva Kumar, Sharon Y. Lee, Emily Gathright
Smoking cessation is recommended for individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but cigarette users with myocardial infarction (MI) or heart failure (HF) have difficulty in quitting smoking. The prevalence of e-cigarette use among in...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.