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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2004–2005 (also 1998–1999, 1993–1994)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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ASM News
ASM News is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by American Society for Microbiology.
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ISSN 0044-7897Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
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)
Quick answers
Is ASM News indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2004–2005 (also 1998–1999, 1993–1994)).
What is the impact factor of ASM News?
ASM News 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 ASM News and what is its ISSN?
ASM News is published by American Society for Microbiology. Its ISSN is 0044-7897.
Is ASM News in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is ASM News open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed ASM News for 6 years, between 1993 and 2005, with 7 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2005, 21 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 22 works and 1,135 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2012, 7 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2005. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is ASM News? — open metrics via OpenAlex
ASM News has an h-index of 13 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
13
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
13
i10-index
22
works indexed
1,135
total citations
ASM News published 6 papers in 2005. 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 ASM News? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2005. 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 2005
- 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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