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1960–1994
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Journal of the Forensic Science Society
Journal of the Forensic Science Society is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Forensic Science Society.
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ISSN 0015-7368Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Forensic Science Society
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 the Forensic Science Society indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1960–1994).
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Forensic Science Society?
Journal of the Forensic Science Society 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 the Forensic Science Society and what is its ISSN?
Journal of the Forensic Science Society is published by Forensic Science Society. Its ISSN is 0015-7368.
Is Journal of the Forensic Science Society in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of the Forensic Science Society open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of the Forensic Science Society for 35 years, between 1960 and 1994. Coverage ended in 1994, 32 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,608 works and 13,989 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1994, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 1994, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of the Forensic Science Society? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of the Forensic Science Society has an h-index of 51 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
51
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
399
i10-index
2,608
works indexed
13,989
total citations
Journal of the Forensic Science Society published 70 papers in 1994; its busiest recent year was 1986 with 113. 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 the Forensic Science Society? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1994. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1994
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- 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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