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Coverage
1985–1993
Source type
Journal
Open access
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Journal of Communist Studies
Journal of Communist Studies is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 0268-4535Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Scopus · Inactive
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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 Journal of Communist Studies indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1985–1993).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Communist Studies?
Journal of Communist Studies 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 Journal of Communist Studies and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Communist Studies is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its ISSN is 0268-4535.
Is Journal of Communist Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Communist Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Communist Studies for 9 years, between 1985 and 1993. Coverage ended in 1993, 33 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 503 works and 1,310 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1993, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 1993, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Communist Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Communist Studies has an h-index of 16 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
16
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
40
i10-index
503
works indexed
1,310
total citations
Journal of Communist Studies published 55 papers in 1993; its busiest recent year was 1990 with 65. 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 Journal of Communist Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1993. 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 1993
- 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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