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Inactive/Discontinued
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1987–1991 (also 1980–1981)
Source type
Journal
Open access
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International Biodeterioration
International Biodeterioration is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0265-3036Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is International Biodeterioration indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1987–1991 (also 1980–1981)).
What is the impact factor of International Biodeterioration?
International Biodeterioration 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 International Biodeterioration and what is its ISSN?
International Biodeterioration is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0265-3036.
Is International Biodeterioration in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is International Biodeterioration open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed International Biodeterioration for 7 years, between 1980 and 1991, with 5 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1991, 35 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 313 works and 5,403 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1991, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 1991, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is International Biodeterioration? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Biodeterioration has an h-index of 34 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
34
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
129
i10-index
313
works indexed
5,403
total citations
International Biodeterioration published 62 papers in 1991; its busiest recent year was 1988 with 68. 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 International Biodeterioration? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1991. 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 1991
- 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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