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British Journal of Forensic Practice
British Journal of Forensic Practice is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd..
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1463-6646Verify ISSN ↗2042-8340Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is British Journal of Forensic Practice indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1999–2012).
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Forensic Practice?
British Journal of Forensic Practice 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 British Journal of Forensic Practice and what is its ISSN?
British Journal of Forensic Practice is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1463-6646 and its online ISSN is 2042-8340.
Is British Journal of Forensic Practice in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is British Journal of Forensic Practice open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed British Journal of Forensic Practice for 14 years, between 1999 and 2012. Coverage ended in 2012, 14 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 389 works and 3,316 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2023, 11 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2012. 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 British Journal of Forensic Practice? — open metrics via OpenAlex
British Journal of Forensic Practice has an h-index of 26 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
British Journal of Forensic Practice published 1 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 34. 2026* is the year so far.
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 British Journal of Forensic Practice? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2012. 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 2012
- 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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