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Inactive/Discontinued
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1999 (also 1996, 1973–1994)
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Journal
Open access
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Basic Life Sciences
Basic Life Sciences is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Springer GmbH & Co, Auslieferungs-Gesellschaf.
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ISSN 0090-5542Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer GmbH & Co, Auslieferungs-Gesellschaf
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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 Basic Life Sciences indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1999 (also 1996, 1973–1994)).
What is the impact factor of Basic Life Sciences?
Basic Life Sciences 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 Basic Life Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Basic Life Sciences is published by Springer GmbH & Co, Auslieferungs-Gesellschaf. Its ISSN is 0090-5542.
Is Basic Life Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Basic Life Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Basic Life Sciences for 24 years, between 1973 and 1999, with 3 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1999, 27 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 5 works and 160 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2014, 15 years after Scopus coverage ended in 1999. 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 Basic Life Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Basic Life Sciences has an h-index of 1 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
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2-yr mean citations
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i10-index
5
works indexed
160
total citations
Basic Life Sciences published 1 papers in 1992; its busiest recent year was 1984 with 2. 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 Basic Life Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1999. 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 1999
- 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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