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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2012–2013 (also 2010, 2000–2008)
Source type
Journal
Open access
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Developments in Biologicals
Developments in Biologicals is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by S. Karger AG.
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ISSN 1424-6074Verify ISSN ↗1662-2960Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: S. Karger AG
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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 Developments in Biologicals indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2012–2013 (also 2010, 2000–2008)).
What is the impact factor of Developments in Biologicals?
Developments in Biologicals 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 Developments in Biologicals and what is its ISSN?
Developments in Biologicals is published by S. Karger AG. Its print ISSN is 1424-6074 and its online ISSN is 1662-2960.
Is Developments in Biologicals in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Developments in Biologicals open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Developments in Biologicals for 12 years, between 2000 and 2013, with 2 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2013, 13 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 92 works and 934 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2025, 12 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2013. 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 Developments in Biologicals? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Developments in Biologicals has an h-index of 17 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
17
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
34
i10-index
92
works indexed
934
total citations
Developments in Biologicals published 1 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2008 with 62. 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 Developments in Biologicals? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2013. 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 2013
- 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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