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2009–2017 (also 1980–1993)
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Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications.
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ISSN 0253-7184Verify ISSN ↗1998-3816Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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Is Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2009–2017 (also 1980–1993)).
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 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 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and what is its ISSN?
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. Its print ISSN is 0253-7184 and its online ISSN is 1998-3816.
Is Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 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 Sexually Transmitted Diseases open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases for 23 years, between 1980 and 2017, with 15 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2017, 9 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,024 works and 6,578 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2026, 9 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2017. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases has an h-index of 33 and a 2-year mean of 0.41 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
33
h-index
0.41
2-yr mean citations
182
i10-index
1,024
works indexed
6,578
total citations
Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases published 80 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 90. 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.
Who publishes in Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases? — latest 87 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from India (94.8%), Indonesia (3.4%) and Morocco (1.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2017. 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 2017
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration94.8% of recent authorship from India
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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