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Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0168-6275Verify 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 Exploration Geochemistry indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2000 (also 1994, 1992, 1983, 1981)).
What is the impact factor of Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry?
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry 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 Exploration Geochemistry and what is its ISSN?
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0168-6275.
Is Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry for 5 years, between 1981 and 2000, with 15 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2000, 26 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 175 works and 4,520 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2000, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2000, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry has an h-index of 20 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry published 23 papers in 2000; its busiest recent year was 1992 with 55. 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 Exploration Geochemistry? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2000. 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 2000
- 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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