Journal of Drug Abuse is an international open access peer reviewed journal published six times per year and provides an important and stimulating venue for the exchange of ideas between the researchers working in diverse areas, including public policy, epidemiology, neurobiology, and the treatment of addictive disorders. It includes immense range of translational research, covering preclinical and clinical aspects of the field and covers these topics with focused data presentations and authoritative reviews of timely developments in our field.  Manuscripts exploring addictions other than substance use disorders are encouraged. Reviews and Perspectives of emerging fields are given priority consideration.

 Areas of particular interest include:

•             public health policy

•             novel research methodologies

•             human and animal pharmacology

•             human translational studies, including neuroimaging

•             pharmacological and behavioral treatments

•             new modalities of care

•             molecular and family genetic studies