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Cilia
Cilia is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 2046-2530Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Cost to publish: About US$1,870 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Cilia indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2012–2019).
What is the impact factor of Cilia?
Cilia 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.
How much does it cost to publish in Cilia?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,870 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 Cilia and what is its ISSN?
Cilia is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 2046-2530.
Is Cilia in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Cilia open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Cilia for 8 years, between 2012 and 2019. Coverage ended in 2019, 7 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 357 works and 5,771 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2019, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2019, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Cilia? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Cilia has an h-index of 46 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Cilia published 2 papers in 2019; its busiest recent year was 2012 with 168. 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 Cilia? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2019. 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 2019
- 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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