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1955–2002
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Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Edinburgh University Press.
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ISSN 0035-8835Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
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Quick answers
Is Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1955–2002).
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh?
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 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 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and what is its ISSN?
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is published by Edinburgh University Press. Its ISSN is 0035-8835.
Is Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 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 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for 48 years, between 1955 and 2002. Coverage ended in 2002, 24 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 9 works and 1 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2014, 12 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2002. 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 the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has an h-index of 1 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
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2-yr mean citations
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i10-index
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works indexed
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total citations
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh published 1 papers in 2007; its busiest recent year was 1991 with 2. 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 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2002. 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 2002
- 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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