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2002–2021
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Indian Journal of Biotechnology
Indian Journal of Biotechnology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research.
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ISSN 0972-5849Verify ISSN ↗0975-0967Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research
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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 Indian Journal of Biotechnology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2002–2021).
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Biotechnology?
Indian Journal of Biotechnology 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 Indian Journal of Biotechnology and what is its ISSN?
Indian Journal of Biotechnology is published by National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research. Its print ISSN is 0972-5849 and its online ISSN is 0975-0967.
Is Indian Journal of Biotechnology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Indian Journal of Biotechnology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Indian Journal of Biotechnology for 20 years, between 2002 and 2021. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 265 works and 3,447 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2019, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2021, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Indian Journal of Biotechnology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Indian Journal of Biotechnology has an h-index of 31 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
31
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
102
i10-index
265
works indexed
3,447
total citations
Indian Journal of Biotechnology published 3 papers in 2019; its busiest recent year was 2010 with 55. 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 Indian Journal of Biotechnology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. 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 2021
- 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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