Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs  
Former names
 Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
 J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs
Discipline Addiction
Language English
Publication details
Publisher
Alcohol Research Documentation (United States)
Publication history
 1940-present
Frequency Bimonthly
2.760
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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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, 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 Studies at Rutgers University.[1]

Impact factor

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2014 impact factor is 2.760, ranking it 7th of 36 journals in the category "Substance Abuse" (social science), 8th of 19 journals in the category "Substance Abuse" (science), and 26th of 76 journals in the category "Psychology" (science).[2]

Editors-in-chief

The editor-in-chief of the journal as of July 1, 2015 is Thomas F. Babor (University of Connecticut).[3] 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), and Marc A. Schuckit (University of California, San Diego) (1994-2015),.

References

  1. 1 2 Rutgers University. About the Journal [Retrieved 2008-07-19].
  2. ↑ Web of Science. Journal Citation Reports [Retrieved 2015-06-19].
  3. ↑ http://www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.15288/jsad.2015.76.505

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