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Status
Active
Coverage
2013–present
Source type
Book Series
Open access
No
CiteScore
0
Best quartile
Q4 · 0th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 222 / 223 | 0th | Q4 |
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Essentials
Essentials is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0). Published by Springer VS.
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ISSN 2197-6708Verify ISSN ↗2197-6716Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer VS
Scopus · Q4
0
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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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 Essentials indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2013–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.
What quartile is Essentials in Scopus?
Essentials is Q4 in Multidisciplinary (rank 222 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Essentials?
Essentials 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 0, quartile Q4, 0th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric.
Who publishes Essentials and what is its ISSN?
Essentials is published by Springer VS. Its print ISSN is 2197-6708 and its online ISSN is 2197-6716.
Is Essentials in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Essentials open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Essentials? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Essentials has an h-index of 39 and a 2-year mean of 0.08 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #177 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
39
h-index
0.08
2-yr mean citations
263
i10-index
18,563
works indexed
13,763
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#177 of 208 Bottom 15% Multidisciplinary
Essentials published 1,359 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 1,766. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Essentials? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
- 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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