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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1972–1978 (also 1963)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Forensic Science
Forensic Science is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0300-9432Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Scopus · Inactive
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Forensic Science indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1972–1978 (also 1963)).
What is the impact factor of Forensic Science?
Forensic Science 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 Forensic Science and what is its ISSN?
Forensic Science is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0300-9432.
Is Forensic Science in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Forensic Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Forensic Science for 8 years, between 1963 and 1978, with 8 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1978, 48 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Forensic Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Forensic Science has an h-index of 37 and a 2-year mean of 0.35 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
37
h-index
0.35
2-yr mean citations
161
i10-index
1,302
works indexed
6,717
total citations
Forensic Science published 22 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2010 with 31. 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 Forensic Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1978. 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 1978
- 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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