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Aims and scope

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses 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 the harms from substance use. These fields include: legislation pertaining to substance use; correctional supervision of people with substance use disorder; medical treatment and screening; mental health services; research; and evaluation of substance use disorder programs.

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Editors' profile

Stephan Arndt, PhD, Editor-in-Chief

Currently Director of the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation. Additionally, Dr Arndt is Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, and Professor of Biostatistics, College of Public Health at the University of Iowa.

Dr Arndt completed a PhD in psychology at the Claremont Graduate School, California before going on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in biostatistics. His key research interests include biobehavioral statistics and epidemiological statistical applications for policy makers and clinical practice. He has published over 250 scientific papers.

In 1993, Dr Arndt was awarded The Nelson Urban Research in Mental Health Award, by the Iowa Mental Health Association.


New Content ItemDr. Mariana Cremonte is a Professor in the Psychology Department, at the National University of Mar del Plata and a researcher for the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina. Her research interests include the role of alcohol on injuries, as well as screening, diagnosis, and early intervention.


Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    3.3 - 2-year Impact Factor
    3.5 - 5-year Impact Factor
    1.309 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    0.899 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    13 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    81 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    1,227,011 downloads
    1,434 Altmetric mentions