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Journal of Public Deliberation
Journal of Public Deliberation is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH.
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ISSN 1937-2841Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Journal of Public Deliberation indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2017–2019 (also 2006–2011)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Public Deliberation?
Journal of Public Deliberation 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 Public Deliberation and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Public Deliberation is published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. Its ISSN is 1937-2841.
Is Journal of Public Deliberation in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Public Deliberation open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal per Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Public Deliberation for 9 years, between 2006 and 2019, with 5 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2019, 7 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 464 works and 8,147 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2025, 6 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2019. 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 Journal of Public Deliberation? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Public Deliberation has an h-index of 45 and a 2-year mean of 2.7 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Public Deliberation published 18 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 45. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Journal of Public Deliberation? — latest 97 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (21.6%), Germany (13.2%) and United Kingdom (6.9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Public Deliberation? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2019. 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 2019
- 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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