Journals

Addiction is a prestigious monthly international peer-reviewed journal, publishing nearly 1250 pages every year. It is read in over 60 countries and has been in continuous publication since the Society for the Study of Addiction was founded in 1884. Addiction publishes peer-reviewed research reports on alcohol, illicit drugs and tobacco bringing together research conducted within many different disciplines.

Addiction Abstracts is a quarterly journal published in simultaneous print and online editions. This unique resource and reference tool is published in collaboration with the National Addiction Centre and Taylor & Francis, the leading international publisher in addiction sciences. Addiction Abstracts is edited by Professor Michael Gossop, supported by a panel of eminent researchers.

Addiction Biology's focus is based on neuroscience contributions, which aim at advancing our understanding regarding aspects on the action of drugs of abuse and addictive processes. Papers are accepted, whose content is geared towards behavioral, molecular, genetic, biochemical, neuro-biological and pharmacological fields of animal experimentation and clinical research.

Addiction Research & Theory is a cross-disciplinary journal examining the effects of context on the use and misuse of substances, and on the nature of intoxications of all kinds. It aims to provide an outlet for the growing body of theory and related research which sees the nature of "addicted" behaviour of all types as arising from the social context within which it takes place, rather than as an inevitable manifestation of biological mechanisms or pharmacology.

A free publication from NIDA, Addiction Science & Clinical Practice promotes a practical, creative dialogue between scientists and service providers. Published twice a year, the exchange of information, observations, and insights is expected to help clinicians make the most of their programs and treatment outcomes while helping researchers construct new hypotheses and design studies highly relevant to the needs of providers and patients.

Addictive Behaviors is an international scientific journal publishing research on substance abuse. The journal specifically focuses on studies related to the abuse of alcohol drugs and nicotine. Articles represent interdisciplinary endeavors with research in such fields as psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, medicine, pharmacology and neuroscience.

Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment is a quarterly international journal devoted to practical clinical research and treatment issues related to the misuses of alcohol and licit and illicit drugs and the study and treatment of addictive disorders and their behaviors. The journal publishes broad-spectrum, patient-oriented coverage of all aspects of addiction, directed toward an audience of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychopharmacologists, and primary care practitioners.

Advances in Dual Diagnosis is a practice-based Journal that offers vital access to and information about dual diagnosis in the UK. People with mental health problems who also have problematic use of drugs and alcohol (dual diagnosis) are a significant concern for services and a consistent approach about how to work effectively with this group is needed.

Alcohol is an international, peer-reviewed journal that is devoted to publishing multi-disciplinary biomedical research on all aspects of the actions or effects of alcohol on the nervous system or on other organ systems. Emphasis is given to studies into the causes and consequences of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and biomedical aspects of diagnosis, etiology, treatment or prevention of alcohol-related health effects.

Alcohol and Alcoholism publishes papers on biomedical, psychological and sociological aspects of alcoholism and alcohol research, provided that they make a new and significant contribution to knowledge in the field. Papers include new results obtained experimentally, descriptions of new experimental (including clinical) methods of importance to the field of alcohol research and treatment, or new interpretations of existing results.

Alcohol Research & Health is a free quarterly, peer-reviewed scientific journal from the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Each issue has a particular theme e.g. women, liver disease, brain disease and mental health disorders.

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly is an exciting professional journal for clinicians working with persons who are alcoholic and their families. Designed to bridge the gap between research journals and information for the general public, it addresses the specific concerns of professional alcoholism counselors, social workers, psychologists, physicians, clergy, nurses, employee assistance professionals, and others who provide direct services to persons who are alcoholic.

Founded by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, this journal gives readers direct access to the most significant and current findings on the nature and management of this serious health problem. Each month Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research brings basic science researchers and health care professionals the latest clinical studies and research findings on alcoholism, alcohol-induced syndromes and organ damage. Pertinent current papers in the major categories of basic science, clinical research, and treatment methods are included in each issue.

Focusing on the preclinical, clinical, pharmacological, administrative, and social aspects of substance misuse, The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse provides an important and stimulating exchange of ideas between the various modalities involved in the study and treatment of drug abuse and alcoholism.

The American Journal on Addictions is the official journal of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. The Academy encourages research on the etiology, prevention, identification, and treatment of substance abuse; thus, the journal provides a forum for the dissemination of information in the extensive field of addiction.

Contemporary Drug Problems is a scholarly journal that publishes peer-reviewed social science research on alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, licit and illicit. The journal’s orientation is multidisciplinary and international; it is open to any research paper that contributes to social, cultural, historical or epidemiological knowledge and theory concerning drug use and related problems.

Current Drug Abuse Reviews aims to publish the highest quality reviews and meta-analyses on all latest advances on alcohol and drug abuse and addiction. The journal has a multidisciplinary scope and covers all the latest and outstanding developments in neurobiology, neuropsychopharmacology, addiction, behavioral effects, prevention, and treatment strategies on abuse of alcohol and both illicit and prescription drugs.

DDN is the main "trade journal" for the alcohol/drug misuse field. Although not peer-reviewed, the magazine is widely subscribed and is delivered free to UK residents.

Drug and Alcohol Dependence is an international journal devoted to publishing original research, scholarly reviews, commentaries, and policy analyses in the area of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and dependence. Articles range from studies of the chemistry of substances of abuse, their actions at molecular and cellular sites, in vitro andin vivo investigations of their biochemical, pharmacological and behavioural actions, laboratory-based and clinical research in humans, substance abuse treatment and prevention research, and studies employing methods from epidemiology, sociology, and economics

Drug and Alcohol Findings is the only magazine devoted to evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to treat, prevent or reduce drug and alcohol problems. It is produced in the UK by a partnership of leading national charities dealing with drugs and alcohol: DrugScope, Alcohol Concern and the National Addiction Centre. Target readers are practitioners, managers, commissioners, and others involved in drug and alcohol services and interventions who want to improve their effectiveness by reference to research findings. The accent is on UK-relevant research. Each study is set in the context of previous research and related to the UK policy and practice context in order to draw out the implications for practice. Also featured in each issue are reviews of the evidence on selected priority topics.

The journal of the Australian Professional Society for Alcohol and Drugs. Drug and Alcohol Review is an international meeting ground for the views, expertise and experience of all those involved in the study of treatment of alcohol, tobacco and drug problems.

Drug Dependence, Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism aims to provide its readers with a swift, yet complete, current awareness service. This is achieved both by the scope and structure of the journal, key features of which are: careful selection of relevant abstracts (and other bibliographic data) from the latest issues of 4,000 leading international biomedical journals and the arrangement, within each issue, of abstracts into separate chapters devoted to a specific topic

The venerable magazine Druglink was originally published by the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence until that organisation merged to form DrugScope. Publication is bi-monthly and non peer-reviewed.

Drugs and Alcohol Today brings readers the best in new thinking in drugs and alcohol practice. It focuses on drugs and the criminal justice system, service user involvement, local, national and international drug policy, and patterns of drug use, in a jargon free and meaningful way. It is aimed at everyone interested in drugs and alcohol issues, and in particular those involved in tackling the problems associated with their misuse. The Journal features peer-reviewed articles, policy forums, organisational profiles, summaries of current research, and conference and book reviews.

Drugs: education, prevention & policy is a refereed journal which aims to provide a forum for communication and debate between policy makers, practitioners and researchers concerned with social and health policy responses to legal and illicit drug use and drug-related harm. The journal publishes multi-disciplinary research papers, commentaries and reviews on policy, prevention and harm reduction issues regarding the use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. It is journal policy to encourage submissions which reflect different cultural, historical and theoretical approaches to the development of policy and practice.

European Addiction Research is a unique international forum for the exchange of interdisciplinary information and expert opinions on all aspects of addiction research. The journal’s broad scope and cross-cultural perspective reflect the importance of a comprehensive approach to resolving the problems of substance abuse and addiction in Europe. Coverage ranges from clinical and research advances in the fields of psychiatry, biology, pharmacology and epidemiology to the social, and legal implications of policy decisions.

Gambling Research: Journal of the National Association for Gambling Studies (Australia) is published twice a year and distributed to members of the National Association for Gambling Studies (NAGS). It includes: Research Articles/ Literature Reviews; Book and Article Reviews; Case Notes. The journal encourages research and discussion in all aspects of gambling in Australia

Gaming Law Review and Economics is the only authoritative Journal covering traditional land-based, Internet, and wireless gaming law in one of the fastest growing economic leisure industries. The Journal provides the latest developments in legislative, regulatory and judicial decisions affecting gaming at both the state and federal level in the U.S. and in more than 75 countries. The added subtitle, Regulation, Compliance, and Policy and increased frequency reflect the expanded coverage of the legal, regulatory, and economic issues and the impact associated with the exponential growth of casinos and gaming practices.

Harm Reduction Journal is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal whose focus is prevalent patterns of psychoactive drug use, the public policies meant to control them, and the search for effective methods of reducing the adverse medical, public health, and social consequences associated with both drugs and drug policies.

International Gambling Studies is a peer reviewed interdisciplinary journal in gambling studies. Launched by a team of international experts with a commitment to the highest scholarly standards, International Gambling Studies adopts a transnational and comparative approach to the challenges posed by the global expansion of gambling in the 21st century. International Gambling Studies seeks to: * be a leading voice for analysis and research in gambling studies, presenting work on the theory, methods, practice and history of gambling; * encourage the application of perspectives from all social sciences including sociology, psychology, anthropology, statistics, economics, education, history, law, political science, community studies, management, industrial relations, leisure and tourism studies; * overcome the divide between the theory and empirical research; * advance excellence in gambling studies by integrating academic and industry perspectives, encouraging comparative studies and critical analysis * encourage articles that offer a new theoretical argument, provide new data or use an innovative methodological approach or mode of analysis; * give theoretical and analytical expression to the intellectual and policy challenges in contemporary gambling * enhance the public relevance of gambling studies in the context of contemporary society and global economic development; and appeal to a wide readership. While contributing to new developments at the cutting edge of theory and method, the journal will be broadly accessible to practitioners, students and policy makers.

The International Journal of Drug Policy provides a forum for the dissemination of current research, reviews, debate, and critical analysis on drug use and drug policy in a global context. It seeks to publish material on the social, political, legal, and health contexts of psychoactive substance use, both licit and illicit. The journal is particularly concerned to explore the effects of drug policy and practice on drug-using behaviour and its health and social consequences. It is the policy of the journal to represent a wide range of material on drug-related matters from around the world.

The International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction provides a forum for international debate on mental health and addiction-related issues, and helps make sense of the effects of mental health and addiction on individuals and societies. It reports on current information and developments in mental health and addiction-related research, policy, phenomenology, literature, and treatment.

Therapeutic communities were born out of the radical and creative forces that established alternative forms of mental health care, from the 1950s to the present day. Therapeutic environments, influenced by the ideas developed by this movement, exist in psychiatric settings, social work or penal institutions, in community schemes, in projects for the homeless, in the drug and alcohol fields, and in educational and industrial settings. The Journal aims to build up-on this creative legacy by stimulating a continual critical re-thinking of the possibilities for developing therapeutic and relational potential, within whatever communities readers work and live. It aims to provide a forum in which those engaged in developing, managing and sustaining therapeutic cultures can communicate their experiences, the effects of political and social policy on their own settings, their ideas, developments and findings; and can disseminate good practice and explore what happens when things go wrong. The Journal publishes academic papers, case studies, empirical research and opinion. The Journal is interested in publishing papers that critically and creatively engage with ideas drawn from a range of discourses: the therapeutic community movement and other related professional practice, psychoanalysis, art, literature, poetry, music, architecture, culture, education, philosophy, religion and environ-mental studies. It will be of value to those who work in health services, social services, voluntary and charitable organisations, and for all professionals involved with staff teams, service users and experts by experience in therapeutic communities, therapeutic environments and supportive organisations.

Journal of Addiction Medicine (JAM) is a new peer reviewed journal designed to address the needs of the professional practicing in the ever-changing and challenging field of Addiction Medicine. Under the guidance of an esteemed Editorial Board, the journal will cover a wide range of relevant topics including: addiction in pregnancy • adolescent addiction • the drug-exposed neonate • pharmacology • neuroimaging techniques • treatment of special populations • treatment of addiction-related disorders• gambling addiction • pathophysiology of addiction • biological and non-biological therapies • issues in graduate medical education

The Journal of Addictions Nursing, the official journal of the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA), is a peer reviewed quarterly international journal publishing original articles on current research, issues, practices and innovations as they relate to the field of addictions. Submissions are solicited from professional nurses and other healthcare professionals engaged in treatment, prevention, education, research, and consultation.

This in-depth, practical journal helps you stay on top of the vital issues and the clinical skills necessary to ensure effective practice. The latest research, treatments, and public policy issues in addiction medicine are presented in a fully integrated, multi-specialty perspective. Top researchers and respected leaders in addiction issues share their knowledge and insights to keep you up-to-date on the most important research and practical applications. With each issue of the Journal of Addictive Diseases, you get a review of the latest relevant findings in etiology, epidemiology, and clinical care. The journal is known for its scholarly commitment to the field, and reflects the highest standards of investigation, clinical practice, medical education, and evaluation of patient care.

The Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education serves as a forum for various educational philosophies and differing points of view in regard to alcohol and drugs. It reports teacher experience and experiments and provides a reference for actual teaching materials, factual guide for prevention, techniques and procedures; it also is concerned with reporting new, effective and exciting programs of education more appropriate to the community, the church and the family.

Two issues per year. First published 1987. Ceased publication in 2006.

The Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse addresses the treatment of substance abuse in all ages of children. With the growing magnitude of the problem of substance abuse among children and youth, this is an essential forum for the dissemination of descriptive or investigative efforts with this population. The journal serves as a vehicle for communication and dissemination of information to the many practitioners and researchers working with these young people. With this singular mission in mind, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse provides subscribers with one source for obtaining current, useful information regarding state-of-the-art approaches to the strategies and issues in the assessment, prevention, and treatment of adolescent substance abuse.

Authoritative, peer-refereed publication affording a wide-ranging coverage of important trends and developments in the drug field. Whatever your area of special interest, the Journal of Drug Education brings timely, helpful information, insights and methodologies that can be adapted to various situations. Look to this Quarterly for critical analyses, innovative approaches, scholarly standards, and clear, concise reports on theoretical, research and programmatic issues

The Journal of Drug Issues (JDI) was incorporated as a nonprofit entity in the State of Florida in 1971. In 1996, JDI was transferred to the Florida State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and the Richard L. Rachin Endowment was established to support its continued publication. Since its inception, JDI has been dedicated to providing a professional and scholarly forum centered on the national and international problems associated with drugs, especially illicit drugs. It is a refereed publication with international contributors and subscribers. As a leader in its field, JDI is an instrument widely used by research scholars, public policy analysts, and those involved in the day-to-day struggle against the problem of drug abuse.

The Journal of Drug Policy Analysis focuses on practical, policy-analytic insights on the problems and policies of drug abuse control. Short peer-reviewed articles and essays analyze every aspect of the policy problems posed by abusable psychoactives, licit and illicit, anywhere in the world. Using data-driven and conceptual approaches, as well as the methods of the social and biological sciences, the humanities, medicine, public health, law, law enforcement, and public management, the journal emphasizes informed policy analysis: the stakes in a given policy choice, and the terms of the tradeoffs among the values and interests in play. Edited by prominent scholars at RAND and UCLA, Journal of Drug Policy Analysis1 drives the public and scholarly conversation about how to deal with the issues surrounding drug policy, a conversation of vital interest to drug policy researchers, criminologists, economists, physicians, and those who make decisions about drug policy.

The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (formerly Drugs & Society) presents rigorous new studies and research on ethnicity and cultural variation in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse. The research is drawn from many disciplines and interdisciplinary areas in the social and behavioral sciences and helping professions. The journal is an important addition to current addiction studies education, providing background knowledge and intervention techniques to educators, policymakers, and practitioners working with today's diverse client population. The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is an international forum for culturally competent strategies in individual, group, and family treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse. The journal also offers strategies for program development and evaluation, prevention programming, and harm reduction strategies that are ethnically or culturally appealing. This journal systematically investigates the beliefs, attitudes, and values of substance abusers, searching for the answers to the origins of drug use and abuse for different populations.

The Journal of Gambling Issues, through the publication of peer-reviewed articles that focus on gambling as a social phenomenon and the prevention and treatment of gambling problems, aims to help make sense of how gambling affects us all. Published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and funded by the Ontario Substance Abuse Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, our journal invites manuscripts submitted by researchers and clinicians, people involved in gambling as players, and family and friends of gamblers.

The Journal of Gambling Studies is an interdisciplinary forum for research and discussion of the many and varied aspects of gambling behavior, both controlled and pathological. Coverage extends to the wide range of attendant and resultant problems, including alcoholism, suicide, crime, and a number of other mental health concerns. Articles published in this journal span a cross-section of disciplines including psychiatry, psychology, sociology, political science, criminology, and social work.

The Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery is the first peer-reviewed group therapy journal that attends to both the addiction and the mental health needs of clients. This journal offers an important forum for the diverse team of treatment providers, clinicians, educators, and researchers that serve addictions groups. The journal presents up-to-date clinical, research, and training articles involving a broad range of addictions and compulsive behaviors.

Commenced publication in 1997. Four issues per annum. Ceased publication in 2008.

Established in 1967 by David E. Smith, M.D., founder and medical director of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics, the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (ISSN 0279-1072) is an authoritative quarterly periodical containing timely information of a multidisciplinary nature surrounding the use and abuse of psychoactive drugs. Throughout its 32 year history, the Journal has been on the leading edge of developments in the field of drug use, abuse, and treatment. It has consistently addressed the multiplex nature of substance use and abuse and has provided in-depth examination of a host of complex topics, including the disease concept of addiction, drug use and criminality, drug use and the elderly, drug use and sexual behavior, ethnographic drug research, the history of cocaine smoking, therapeutic communities, hallucinogens, stimulants, depressants, smokable drugs, drug dependence and the family, women and substance abuse, professional treatment and the 12-Step process, chemical dependence and AIDS, dual diagnosis, psychotherapy/counseling, adverse effects of tobacco smoking, understanding and preventing relapse, substance abuse in the workplace, drug testing, methadone treatment, prescription drug issues, and culturally relevant substance abuse treatment.

The Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions is designed to help social work practitioners stay abreast of the latest developments in the field of addictions. This journal publishes refereed articles on innovative individual, family, group work, and community practice models for treating and preventing substance abuse and other addictions in diverse populations. The journal focuses on research findings, health care, social policies, and program administration directly affecting social work practice in the addictions.

The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, founded in 1940, publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts dealing with diverse aspects of alcohol and other substances of abuse. The range of materials includes biological, medical, epidemiological, social, psychological, and other aspects of alcohol and other drug use, abuse, and dependence.

The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT) features original reviews, training and educational articles, special commentary, and especially research articles that are meaningful to the treatment of alcohol, heroin, marijuana, and other drugs of dependence. JSAT is directed toward treatment practitioners from all disciplines (medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, and counseling) in both private and public sectors, including those involved in schools, health centers, community agencies, correctional facilities, and individual practices. The editors emphasize that JSAT articles should address techniques and treatment approaches that can be used directly by contemporary practitioners

Journal of Substance Use is a bimonthly international journal, publishing peer-reviewed, up-to-the-minute articles on a wide spectrum of issues relating to the use of legal and illegal substances. The Journal aims to educate, inform, update and act as a forum for standard setting for health and social care professionals working with individuals and families with substance use problems. It also informs and supports those undertaking research in substance use, developing substance use services, and participating in, leading and developing education and training programmes.

This international and interdisciplinary journal provides a single authoritative source of reference for clinicians, managers, service developers, researchers, educators, trainers, and students. The journal's primary aim is to explore the complex issues arising from co-existing mental health and substance use. The journal informs, develops, and educates professionals by facilitating, sharing, and pooling knowledge, thus enhancing expertise in this fast developing field. It covers assessment, intervention, treatment, prevention, innovation, opinion, conceptual exploration and analysis, service delivery, service development, policy and procedure, research and debate.

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, the official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, is the world's first and only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to nicotine and tobacco research. Nicotine & Tobacco Research aims to provide a forum for empirical findings on the many aspects of nicotine and tobacco including research from the biobehavioral, neurophysiological, epidemiological, prevention, and treatment arenas. Along with manuscripts from each of the areas mentioned above, we seek to encourage submissions that are integrative in nature and that may cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors publishes peer-reviewed original articles related to the psychological aspects of addictive behaviors. The journal includes articles on the following topics: alcohol and alcoholism, drug use and abuse, eating disorders, smoking and nicotine addiction, and other excessive behaviors (e.g., gambling).

Now being understood and treated as a significant and widespread disorder, sexual addiction and compulsivity is an enormously complex problem that requires a multidisciplinary approach from psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, pastoral counsellors, and law enforcement personnel. The first journal devoted to topics pertaining to this growing illness, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for research and clinical practice. As the source for information in this expanding new field, this journal will give practicing clinicians useful and innovative strategies for intervention and treatment from the necessary multidisciplinary perspective. Conceptual issues regarding addiction, compulsivity, and sexual medicine will be explored as new research emerges, as well as the underlining challenges in public policy and prevention, and criteria for diagnosis and reimbursement.

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment is an international, open access, peer reviewed journal which considers manuscripts on all areas of human substance abuse research and treatment. These areas include: medical treatment and screening; mental health services; research; and evaluation of substance abuse programs.

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy is an Open Access, peer-reviewed online journal that will encompass all aspects of research concerning substance abuse, with a focus on policy issues. The journal aims to provide an environment for the exchange of ideas, new research, consensus papers, and critical reviews, to bridge the established fields that share a mutual goal of reducing substance abuse. These fields include: legislation pertaining to substance abuse; correctional supervision of substance abusers; medical treatment and screening; mental health services; research; and evaluation of substance abuse programs.

For over 30 years, Substance Use & Misuse (formerly The International Journal of the Addictions) has provided a unique international multidisciplinary environment for the exchange of facts, theories, viewpoints, and unresolved issues concerning substance use, misuse (licit and illicit drugs, alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine), "abuse", and dependency, eating disorders, and gambling.

On-line journal of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society. Most articles available for free download from Vol. 17