Journal of Cannabis Research

The Journal of Cannabis Research is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal which welcomes submissions covering all topics pertaining to cannabis. Sponsored by the Institute of Cannabis Research at Colorado State University-Pueblo. The Journal publishes a broad range of articles including, but not limited to:

• the agriculture, biology, and commercial and industrial uses of the cannabis plant (including non-psychoactive varieties such as hemp) and its constituents;
• the endocannabinoid system;
• the preclinical and clinical pharmacology and toxicology of cannabis and cannabinoids;
• epidemiology and public health aspects and social impacts of cannabis use and cannabis-related disorders;
• prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cannabis-related disorders;
• therapeutic uses of cannabis and cannabinoids in humans and animals;
• business, economic, and environmental aspects of the cannabis industry; and
• historical, public policy, legal, ethical, and international aspects of cannabis.

Cannabinoids are broadly defined as comprising all constituents of the cannabis plant (phytocannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids) as well as synthetic cannabinoids. The Journal accepts a variety of submission types, including original research, technical notes, case reports, reviews, and commentaries.

The Journal of Cannabis Research is the only broadly multidisciplinary journal of cannabis research and a leading fully open access journal in the field, encompassing not only clinical and scientific research, but also research into social, business, agricultural, legal, environmental, and ethical impacts of cannabis use and the changing legal status of cannabis. Its intended audience is not only clinicians and biological scientists, but also social scientists, lawyers, economists, business experts, ethicists, public policy experts, and public officials. The goal is to provide an outlet for experts across disciplines and foster innovation and collaboration, driving public discourse and around this timely issue and furthering this exciting area of research. The open access nature of the journal ensures that authoritative and accurate information pertaining to all aspects of cannabis is available to both the academic community and public policy makers in a timely manner.

The Journal of Cannabis Research is led by renowned clinical pharmacologist and cannabis researcher, Prof. David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD, who has a history of expertise in clinical psychiatry, substance use and scientific conduct and ethics. He is supported by an Editorial Board of leading researchers and investigators, including pre-eminent cannabis scientists Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, PhD and Prof. Lumír Hanuš, PhD.

All articles published by Journal of Cannabis Research are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here.

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Open access publishing is not without costs. Journal of Cannabis Research therefore levies an article-processing charge of £1290.00/$2990.00/€1690.00 for each article accepted for publication, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

If the corresponding author's institution participates in our open access membership program, some or all of the publication cost may be covered (more details available on the membership page). We routinely waive charges for authors from low-income countries. For other countries, article-processing charge waivers or discounts are granted on a case-by-case basis to authors with insufficient funds. Authors can request a waiver or discount during the submission process. For further details, see our article-processing charge page.

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Articles in Journal of Cannabis Research should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.

Article citations follow this format:

Authors: Title. J Cannabis Res [year], [volume number]:[article number].

e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. J Cannabis Res 2009, 1:115.

1:115 refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.

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High visibility

Journal of Cannabis Research's open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience.

Speed of publication

Journal of Cannabis Research offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted PDF.

Flexibility

Online publication in Journal of Cannabis Research gives you the opportunity to publish large datasets, large numbers of color illustrations and moving pictures, to display data in a form that can be read directly by other software packages so as to allow readers to manipulate the data for themselves, and to create all relevant links (for example, to PubMed, to sequence and other databases, and to other articles).

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Copyright

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