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Addiction Biology

Published on behalf of the Society for the Study of Addiction

Edited by:
Rainer Spanagel Editor for North America: Markus Heilig

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 53/276 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; 1/11 Substance Abuse
Impact Factor: 4.953

The focus of Addiction Biology is on neuroscience contributions, which aim at advancing our understanding regarding aspects on the action of drugs of abuse and addictive processes. Papers are accepted whose content is geared towards behavioral, molecular, genetic, biochemical, neuro-biological and pharmacological fields of animal experimentation and clinical research.

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Addiction Biology is published on behalf of the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA). All members receive a free copy of the journal as part of their membership. To the join the SSA click here.

NOW AVAILABLE: Scholar One Manuscripts
Authors are now able to submit their paper to Addiction Biology online via the new Electronic Editorial Office. Benefits will include:

• Quicker peer review
• Web-based manuscript tracking
• Online Reviewing
• Faster Response

Submit your paper online to Addiction Biology

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Please click here to see them. For further information on how to access these issues visit our Librarian Site.

Articles Published Online Ahead of Print
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our OnlineEarly feature before the print edition of this journal is published.

Free Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the HINARI initiative with the World Health Organization (WHO).

Online Open
Addiction Biology participates in a Blackwells scheme to allow authors that wish to allow open access to their papers to pay for the publication cost. Authors should NOT indicate at the point of submission whether they will wish to make use of this facility. If the paper is accepted, they will be given an opportunity to make their wishes known at that time. Read More.

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