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Journal of Drug Policy Analysis
Journal of Drug Policy Analysis is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH.
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ISSN 1941-2851Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Drug Policy Analysis indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2012–2021).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Drug Policy Analysis?
Journal of Drug Policy Analysis has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Drug Policy Analysis and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Drug Policy Analysis is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. Its ISSN is 1941-2851.
Is Journal of Drug Policy Analysis in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Drug Policy Analysis open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Drug Policy Analysis for 10 years, between 2012 and 2021. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 63 works and 695 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2021, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2021, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Drug Policy Analysis? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Drug Policy Analysis has an h-index of 13 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Drug Policy Analysis published 4 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2016 with 8. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Drug Policy Analysis? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2021
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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