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Handbook of Biological Physics
Handbook of Biological Physics is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 1383-8121Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Handbook of Biological Physics indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2000–2001 (also 1995–1996)).
What is the impact factor of Handbook of Biological Physics?
Handbook of Biological Physics 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 Handbook of Biological Physics and what is its ISSN?
Handbook of Biological Physics is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 1383-8121.
Is Handbook of Biological Physics in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Handbook of Biological Physics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Handbook of Biological Physics for 4 years, between 1995 and 2001, with 3 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2001, 25 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 115 works and 3,451 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2001, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2001, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Handbook of Biological Physics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Handbook of Biological Physics has an h-index of 30 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Handbook of Biological Physics published 30 papers in 2001; its busiest recent year was 1996 with 39. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Handbook of Biological Physics? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2001. 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 2001
- 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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