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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2023–2024 (also 2002–2021)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
SJR · SCImago
0.116
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
50
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Archaea
Archaea is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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ISSN 1472-3646Verify ISSN ↗1472-3654Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Scopus · Inactive
0
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$1,550 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: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Archaea indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2023–2024 (also 2002–2021)).
What is the impact factor of Archaea?
Archaea 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. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.116, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 50.
How much does it cost to publish in Archaea?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,550 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Archaea and what is its ISSN?
Archaea is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1472-3646 and its online ISSN is 1472-3654.
Is Archaea in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Archaea open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Archaea for 22 years, between 2002 and 2024, with 1 year in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2024, 2 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 369 works and 12,820 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2024, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2024, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Archaea? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Archaea has an h-index of 59 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
59
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
238
i10-index
369
works indexed
12,820
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$1,550
Archaea published 2 papers in 2024; its busiest recent year was 2016 with 27. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Archaea? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2024. 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 2024
- 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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