Academic Journal
Q1Journal of Gambling Studies
About Journal of Gambling Studies
Journal of Gambling Studies is a scholarly journal published by Springer International Publishing AG. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.838 and H-index of 97.
Coverage: 1990-2026. Research categories: Sociology and Political Science (Q1); Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q2).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 2.4 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): James P. Whelan PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Gambling Behavior and Treatments; Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology; Sports Analytics and Performance; Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes; Personality Disorders and Psychopathology; Schizophrenia research and treatment.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,390.00 USD; 2,590.00 EUR; 2,190.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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Internet Gamblers: A Latent Class Analysis of Their Behaviours and Health Experiences
Joanne Lloyd, Helen Doll, Keith Hawton, William H. Dutton et al.
2010-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9188-yComparing the Utility of a Modified Diagnostic Interview for Gambling Severity (DIGS) with the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) as a Research Screen in College Students
Erica E. Fortune, Adam S. Goodie
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9189-xFamily Influences on Adolescent Gambling Behavior: A Review of the Literature
Jennifer L. McComb, Catherine M. Sabiston
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9181-5Thirty Years of Lottery Public Health Research: Methodological Strategies and Trends
Debi A. LaPlante, Heather M. Gray, Leslie Bosworth, Howard J. Shaffer et al.
2010-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9185-1Raising the Stakes: Assessing the Human Service Response to the Advent of a Casino
Rafael J. Engel, Daniel Rosen, Addie Weaver, Tracy Soska et al.
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9184-2An Animal Model of Slot Machine Gambling: The Effect of Structural Characteristics on Response Latency and Persistence
Heather Peters, Maree Hunt, David Harper
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9183-3Using Fear Appeals in Warning Labels to Promote Responsible Gambling Among VLT Players: The Key Role of Depth of Information Processing
Yaromir Munoz, Jean-Charles Chebat, Jacob Amnon Suissa
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9182-4Differences in Cognitive Distortions Between Pathological and Non-Pathological Gamblers with Preferences for Chance or Skill Games
Helga Myrseth, Geir Scott Brunborg, Magnus Eidem
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9180-6Treatment Utilization of Pathological Gamblers with and without PTSD
Lisa M. Najavits
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9179-zThe Relationship Between Aversive Conditioning and Risk-avoidance in Gambling
Geir Scott Brunborg, Bjørn Helge Johnsen, Ståle Pallesen, Helge Molde et al.
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9178-0Direct and Indirect Influences of Fate Control Belief, Gambling Expectancy Bias, and Self-Efficacy on Problem Gambling and Negative Mood Among Chinese College Students: A Multiple Mediation Analysis
Catherine So-kum Tang, Anise M. S. Wu
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9177-1Gambling Motivations, Money-Limiting Strategies, and Precommitment Preferences of Problem Versus Non-Problem Gamblers
Lia Nower, Alex Blaszczynski
2010-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9170-8New Evidence from the Grey Area: Danish Results for At-risk Gambling
Stéphanie Vincent Lyk-Jensen
2010-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9173-5Age of Onset in Pathological Gambling: Clinical, Therapeutic and Personality Correlates
Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Eva M. Álvarez-Moya, Randy Stinchfield, Fernando Fernández-Aranda et al.
2010-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9175-3Prevalence of Adolescent Problem Gambling, Related Harms and Help-Seeking Behaviours Among an Australian Population
Katie Splevins, Shab Mireskandari, Kymbra Clayton, Alex Blaszczynski et al.
2010-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9169-1Personality, Gender, and Family History in the Prediction of College Gambling
Serena M. King, Kenneth Abrams, Todd Wilkinson
2010-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9163-7Never Smile at a Crocodile: Betting on Electronic Gaming Machines is Intensified by Reptile-Induced Arousal
Matthew J. Rockloff, Nancy Greer
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9174-4Lottery Ticket Preferences as Indicated by the Variation in the Number of Winners
Nigel E. Turner
2010-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9171-7Social and Psychological Challenges of Poker
Kyle Siler
2010-09 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9168-2The Victorian Gambling Screen: Reliability and Validation in a Clinical Population
B. Tolchard, M. W. Battersby
2010-12 · DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9172-6Reviews
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