Drug and Alcohol Review
Drug and Alcohol Review is the official journal of APSAD, and was first published in 1982. The Journal is an international forum for the views, expertise and experience of all those involved in the study of treatment of alcohol, tobacco and drug problems. The journal represents an important source of information to clinicians, drug and alcohol agency staff, researchers, policy makers and alcohol service administrators.
SNAP SHOT
| Circulation | Over 300 |
|---|---|
| Readership | Clinicians, researchers and decision-makers involved in the multi-disciplinary nature of the alcohol and drug research community and field: criminology, psychology, public health, philosophy, political science, epidemiology, sociology and economics are amongst the disciplines published |
| Printed | Bi-monthly (January, March, May, July, September, November) |
| Impact Factor | 1.627 |
| ISSNs | Print: 0959-5236 Online: 1465-3362 |
| Indexing Services | Addiction Abstracts, Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), Australasia Medical Index, Current Contents/Social & Behavioural Sciences, e-psyche, Health-ROM, Index Medicus/MEDLINE, National Criminal Justice Reference Services Abstracts, Psychological Abstracts/PsycINFO/PsycLIT, Research Alert, Social Sciences Citation Index, Social SciSearch, Studies on Women and GenderAbstracts, Tobacco and Health Abstracts (NISC), Toxibase, Violence and Abuse Abstracts: A Review of Current Literature on Interpersonal Violence. |
SUBSCRIPTION
Members of APSAD receive the Journal as part of their annual subscription. Members can also enjoy free online access by logging on to the Members section and following the link to the journal website.
Accessing the Drug and Alcohol Review online
Enter your user name and password in the logon fields located on the left hand side of the home page. Your login name and password are set up by you when you join APSAD. If you are unsure of either of these, please contact the APSAD office between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday.
CONTRIBUTORS/AUTHORS
Contributors to the journal examine and report on alcohol and drug abuse from a wide range of clinical, biomedical, psychological and sociological standpoints. The principal criterion for publication of papers is their quality.
The Drug and Alcohol Review features articles in the following categories:
- Original Research
- Comprehensive Reviews
- Brief Communications
- Seminars in Practical Management
- For Debate
- Reviews and Commentary
- Letters to the Editor
- News and Views
- Harm Reduction Digest
- Asia Pacific Column
- Book Reviews
If you are submitting a paper for publication in the Drug and Alcohol Review, please read the author guidelines (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291465-3362/homepage/ForAuthors.html).
All manuscripts are to be submitted electronically on the Drug and Alcohol Review manuscript submission site (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dar). New users should first create an account. Once you are logged onto the site, submissions can be entered via the Author Centre.
PEER REVIEWERS
The scientific quality and professional standards of the Drug and Alcohol Review are guaranteed by the editors and a panel of expert peer reviewers. The Editorial team endeavours to continually expand its panel of reviewers, and is particularly interested in identifying younger researchers, academics and research-oriented clinicians whose scientific reputation may not yet have received international recognition. The Editorial team is immensely grateful to the Journal's reviewers, on the basis of whose efforts the international reputation of the Drug and Alcohol Review is founded.