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International Journal of Plastics Technology
International Journal of Plastics Technology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Springer India.
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ISSN 0972-656XVerify ISSN ↗0975-072XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer India
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is International Journal of Plastics Technology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2010–2020).
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Plastics Technology?
International Journal of Plastics Technology 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 Journal of Plastics Technology and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Plastics Technology is published by Springer India. Its print ISSN is 0972-656X and its online ISSN is 0975-072X.
Is International Journal of Plastics Technology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is International Journal of Plastics Technology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed International Journal of Plastics Technology for 11 years, between 2010 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 276 works and 4,351 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2020, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is International Journal of Plastics Technology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Plastics Technology has an h-index of 32 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
32
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
125
i10-index
276
works indexed
4,351
total citations
International Journal of Plastics Technology published 2 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2014 with 37. 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 Journal of Plastics Technology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. 5 retracted papers are recorded (18.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- Retracted papers 5 · 18.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 2 · 7.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text and tortured phrases
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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