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Research Communications in Substances of Abuse

Research Communications in Substances of Abuse is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by PJD Publications Ltd.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 0193-0818Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: PJD Publications Ltd

Scopus · Inactive

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major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

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Status

Inactive/Discontinued

Coverage

1980–1994

Source type

Journal

Open access

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Research Communications in Substances of Abuse indexed in Scopus?

No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1980–1994).

What is the impact factor of Research Communications in Substances of Abuse?

Research Communications in Substances of Abuse 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 Research Communications in Substances of Abuse and what is its ISSN?

Research Communications in Substances of Abuse is published by PJD Publications Ltd. Its ISSN is 0193-0818.

Is Research Communications in Substances of Abuse in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is Research Communications in Substances of Abuse open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

Scopus coverage history

Scopus indexed Research Communications in Substances of Abuse for 15 years, between 1980 and 1994. Coverage ended in 1994, 32 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.

Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 53 works and 184 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1994, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 1994, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.

How well cited is Research Communications in Substances of Abuse? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Research Communications in Substances of Abuse has an h-index of 7 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).

h-index

2-yr mean citations

i10-index

works indexed

184

total citations

Papers published per year

Research Communications in Substances of Abuse published 1 papers in 1994; its busiest recent year was 1989 with 7. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchDiet and metabolism studies

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 Research Communications in Substances of Abuse? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1994. 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 1994
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.

Official sources & links

Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 0193-0818 ↗

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