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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy is an open access journal encompassing a range of substance use issues, with a special focus on policy. The journal encourages new ideas on reducing substance misuse and allows researchers to rapidly publish their findings. We welcome submissions on diverse topics, which include legislation, correctional supervision, medical treatment and screening, mental health services, research, and evaluation of programs.

Editor-in-Chief
  • Rhys Ponton PhD

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Journal Impact Factor
3.2 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
3.7 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
42 days
Downloads
1.2M (2025)

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    Read our guidelines on appropriate use of language and some terminology to avoid when preparing manuscripts for submission to SATPP.

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    We believe in using AI responsibly and for the benefit of the research community. Read these guidelines carefully if considering the use of GenAI with Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.

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Electronic ISSN
1747-597X
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  2. Baidu
  3. CLOCKSS
  4. CNKI
  5. CNPIEC
  6. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
  7. DOAJ
  8. Dimensions
  9. EBSCO
  10. EMCare
  11. Gale
  12. GoOA - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  13. Google Scholar
  14. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  15. Medline
  16. Naver
  17. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  18. Ovid Discovery
  19. Portico
  20. ProQuest
  21. PsycINFO
  22. Psyndex
  23. PubMedCentral
  24. SCImago
  25. SCOPUS
  26. Semantic Scholar
  27. Social Science Citation Index
  28. TD Net Discovery Service
  29. Wanfang
  30. eLibrary.ru
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