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2007–2021
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Alter
Alter is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI). Published by Editions de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.
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ISSN 1875-0672Verify ISSN ↗1875-0680Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Editions de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
Scopus · InactiveWoS · ESCI
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Cost to publish: About US$1,000 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Alter indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2007–2021).
What is the impact factor of Alter?
Alter is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title.
How much does it cost to publish in Alter?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,000 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Alter and what is its ISSN?
Alter is published by Editions de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. Its print ISSN is 1875-0672 and its online ISSN is 1875-0680.
Is Alter in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Alter open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Alter? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Alter has an h-index of 38 and a 2-year mean of 0.46 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
38
h-index
0.46
2-yr mean citations
154
i10-index
759
works indexed
6,423
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$1,000
Alter published 31 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 50. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Alter? — latest 36 articles, 2022–2025
In its latest 36 research articles (2022–2025), authors are most often from France (52.8%), Japan (8.3%) and United States (8.3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Alter? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2021
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration52.8% of recent authorship from France
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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