ADDICTION

Addiction is a prestigious international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of addictive behaviors, published monthly in the United Kingdom by Wiley-Blackwell under the ISSN 0965-2140. As a high-impact publication indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) and consistently ranked in the top tiers of the Chinese Academy of Sciences journal classifications for medical and psychological sciences, the journal serves as a leading platform for rigorous original research and comprehensive reviews. Its scope encompasses the clinical, epidemiological, psychological, and social policy dimensions of substance use disorders—including alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs—as well as behavioral addictions. While the journal maintains a strong academic reputation and strict editorial standards, it operates on a traditional subscription model rather than open access, catering to a specialized audience of researchers and clinicians. Consequently, the competitive nature of its peer-review process may result in longer evaluation cycles, yet Addiction remains an authoritative and influential core resource for advancing knowledge in the field of addiction science.