| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Research | 49 / 108 | 55th | Q2 |
| Computer Networks and Communications | 269 / 568 | 52nd | Q2 |
| Software | 292 / 503 | 42nd | Q3 |
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EDPACS
EDPACS is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.8), ABDC C, ABS / AJG 1. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0736-6981Verify ISSN ↗1936-1009Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is EDPACS indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2003–present (also 1973–1997), best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.8.
What quartile is EDPACS in Scopus?
EDPACS is Q2 in Safety Research (rank 49 of 108), Q2 in Computer Networks and Communications (rank 269 of 568) and Q3 in Software (rank 292 of 503), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of EDPACS?
EDPACS is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q2, 55th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.212, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 17.
Who publishes EDPACS and what is its ISSN?
EDPACS is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 0736-6981 and its online ISSN is 1936-1009.
Is EDPACS covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is EDPACS in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
What is the ABDC rating of EDPACS?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Accounting, auditing and accountability.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of EDPACS?
It is graded 1 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Accounting field, unchanged from 2021.
Is EDPACS open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is EDPACS? — open metrics via OpenAlex
EDPACS has an h-index of 33 and a 2-year mean of 3.01 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #19 of 106 Scopus journals in Safety Research.
EDPACS published 131 papers in 2025. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in EDPACS? — latest 90 articles, 2026
In its latest 90 research articles (2026), authors are most often from India (38.3%), Jordan (25.7%) and Morocco (4.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for EDPACS? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
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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