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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2018 (also 1998–2013)
Source type
Trade Journal
Open access
No
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Alternatives Journal
Alternatives Journal is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by University of Waterloo.
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ISSN 1205-7398Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: University of Waterloo
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Alternatives Journal indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2018 (also 1998–2013)).
What is the impact factor of Alternatives Journal?
Alternatives Journal has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Alternatives Journal and what is its ISSN?
Alternatives Journal is published by University of Waterloo. Its ISSN is 1205-7398.
Is Alternatives Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Alternatives Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Alternatives Journal for 17 years, between 1998 and 2018, with 4 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2018, 8 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 7 works and 12 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2012, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2018, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Alternatives Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Alternatives Journal has an h-index of 2 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
2
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2-yr mean citations
0
i10-index
7
works indexed
12
total citations
Alternatives Journal published 1 papers in 2012; its busiest recent year was 1998 with 4. 2026* is the year so far.
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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.
Are there integrity warnings for Alternatives Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2018. 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 2018
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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