Impact Factor
3.69
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
3.27
1,090 total citations
h5-index
49
h5 depth signal
Cited share
76.4%
266 of 348
Total citations
1,090
Citation footprint
Metric signal
3.43
External metric anchor
Self-citation
17.5%
191 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
1,243
United Kingdom
306
Australia
252
Canada
173
New Zealand
92
Citing Fields of Research
Nicotine Addiction Treatment
2,001
Economics
64
Communication Studies
43
Sustainability Studies
29
Healthcare Policy
25
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
5,371
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
348
266 cited publications
Last 12 months
199
16.6 publications/month
Open access share
33.2%
66 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
1,243 citing publications
Leading citing field
Nicotine Addiction Treatment
2,001 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v5n1,spring 1996-
v1n1, Mar. 1992-
Active Coverage
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Nicotine Addiction Treatment
Broad Categories
Substance-Related Disorders
Nicotine Addiction Treatment
MeSH Descriptors
Smoking Prevention
Tobacco Products
Tobacco Use Disorder
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1136/tc-2026-060469
Open DOI
From illicit to accepted: a qualitative study of illicit tobacco use in Aotearoa New Zealand
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DOI 10.1136/tc-2025-060036
Open DOI
Anticipated behavioural responses to potential regulatory actions to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels: cross-sectional findings from the 2020 and 2022 ITC Smoking and Vaping Survey in Australia, Canada, England and the USA
Background and aims Reducing nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels has been proposed but not implemented. We examined anticipated behaviours among adults who smoke in response to a policy that allows only very low nicotine cigar...
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DOI 10.1136/tc-2025-059812
Open DOI
Understanding bidi industry from the lenses of bidi workforce: an exploratory study
Introduction: Bidis (small hand-rolled cigarillos) account for 85% of smoked tobacco products in India. The bidi industry is criticised for health hazards, economic exploitation, poor social security, long hours, low wages and contractua...
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DOI 10.1136/tc-2026-060345
Open DOI
Measuring illicit cigarette purchases in Bolivia: evidence from an intercept survey
Background: Bolivia has one of the lowest tobacco tax rates in the Americas and shares a long border with Paraguay, a documented regional source of illicit cigarettes. The most recent estimate of illicit trade in Bolivia dates to 2002 an...
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DOI 10.1136/tc-2026-060294
Open DOI
Trends in hidden smoking among women in South Korea, 2008–2021: a comparison of self-reported and cotinine-verified smoking prevalence
Background: Women in South Korea tend to underreport their smoking status due to negative social perceptions of smoking among women. This study aims to examine the differences between self-reported and cotinine-verified smoking prevalenc...
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DOI 10.1136/tc-2024-058843
Open DOI
British American Tobacco’s continued involvement in illicit tobacco trade
Background Internal documents released in the 1990s and 2000s demonstrated that illicit tobacco trade (ITT) was central to transnational tobacco companies’ (TTCs) business strategies between the 1960 and 1990s. TTC products have continue...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Online version called also: TC online.
Title from cover.
Available also online.
Articles in English; summaries in Chinese, English, French and Spanish.