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2005–2006
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Biofilms
Biofilms is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Cambridge University Press.
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ISSN 1479-0505Verify ISSN ↗1479-0513Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Biofilms indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2005–2006).
What is the impact factor of Biofilms?
Biofilms 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 Biofilms and what is its ISSN?
Biofilms is published by Cambridge University Press. Its print ISSN is 1479-0505 and its online ISSN is 1479-0513.
Is Biofilms in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Biofilms open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Biofilms for 2 years, between 2005 and 2006. Coverage ended in 2006, 20 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 139 works and 2,447 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2018, 12 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2006. 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 Biofilms? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Biofilms has an h-index of 29 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
29
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
60
i10-index
139
works indexed
2,447
total citations
Biofilms published 2 papers in 2018; its busiest recent year was 2004 with 39. 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 Biofilms? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2006. 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 2006
- 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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