Fastest Review Journals in Substance Abuse

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Quick answerAmong 20 journals in Substance Abuse that publish their review dates, Tobacco Induced Diseases has the shortest review time: a median of 66 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Tobacco Induced Diseases66 42–1062.55SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,372
2Tobacco Prevention & Cessation74 46–1191.38ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,617
3Journal of Gambling Studies92 65–1302.48SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4Journal of Addiction Medicine120 87–1612.27SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
5Current Addiction Reports120 73–1774.26SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6American Journal on Addictions126 94–1561.02SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction134 99–1743.23SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8The Canadian Journal of Addiction134 65–1820.64ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
9Drugs Education Prevention and Policy147 102–1931.88SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
10Addiction Biology150 93–2062.54SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,150
11Addiction166 96–2453.99SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
12Addiction Research & Theory166 115–2342.30SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Journal of Substance Use168 88–2620.62SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse188 142–2472.91SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15International Gambling Studies194 139–2602.40SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
16Journal of Psychoactive Drugs200 156–2602.53SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
17Drug and Alcohol Review208 140–2922.50SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
18Addiction Science & Clinical Practice210 164–2722.44SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,890
19Harm Reduction Journal220 164–2984.08SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,290
20Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy228 172–2852.79SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,090

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 28 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Substance Abuse journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Tobacco Induced Diseases (66 days); Tobacco Prevention & Cessation (74 days); Journal of Gambling Studies (92 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 28 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Substance Abuse a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 28 October 2026.

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