The International Journal of Drug Policy provides a forum for the dissemination of current research, reviews, debate, and critical
analysis on drug use and drug policy in a global context. It seeks to publish material on the social, political, legal, and health contexts
of psychoactive substance use, both licit and illicit. The journal is particularly concerned to explore the effects of drug policy and
practice on drug-using behaviour and its health and social consequences. It is the policy of the journal to represent a wide range of
material on drug-related matters from around the world.
Electronic usage:
An increasing number of readers access the journal online via ScienceDirect, one of the world's most
advanced web delivery systems for scientific, technical and medical information.
Average monthly article downloads for this journal: 9,932* * Figure is an average based on full text articles downloaded monthly via ScienceDirect between August 2008
and March 2009
International Journal of Drug Policy is ranked 4th out of 22 journals in the SUBSTANCE ABUSE category
on the 2010 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters, and has an Impact Factor of 2.541.
