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Foundation Years
Foundation Years is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 1744-1889Verify ISSN ↗1878-173XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
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Quick answers
Is Foundation Years indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2005–2009).
What is the impact factor of Foundation Years?
Foundation Years 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 Foundation Years and what is its ISSN?
Foundation Years is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1744-1889 and its online ISSN is 1878-173X.
Is Foundation Years 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 Foundation Years in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Foundation Years open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Foundation Years for 5 years, between 2005 and 2009. Coverage ended in 2009, 17 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 341 works and 280 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2012, 3 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2009. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is Foundation Years? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Foundation Years has an h-index of 7 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
7
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
5
i10-index
341
works indexed
280
total citations
Foundation Years published 1 papers in 2012; its busiest recent year was 2008 with 116. 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 Foundation Years? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2009. 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 2009
- 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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