Research Journal of Drug Abuse is an Open Access journal published by Herbert Publications Ltd.

The HOAJ initiatives expand Research Journal of Drug Abuse with Open Access publishing. It includes full and optional Open Access drawn from every subject area. For details of how to prepare and submit a manuscript through the online submission system, please visit instructions for authors.

Research Journal of Drug Abuse is an Open Access (Gold OA), peer reviewed, international online publishing journal that aims to publish premier papers on all the related areas of drug abuse.

Research Journal of Drug Abuse encompasses research on all areas of human substance abuse, addiction and treatment. The main focus is on mood-altering or psycho-active drugs, steroids for performance enhancement in sports, illicit drugs and problems with impulse control and impulsive behaviour.