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Coverage
1997–2004
Source type
Journal
Open access
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KSME International Journal
KSME International Journal is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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ISSN 1226-4865Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is KSME International Journal indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1997–2004).
What is the impact factor of KSME International Journal?
KSME International Journal 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 KSME International Journal and what is its ISSN?
KSME International Journal is published by Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers. Its ISSN is 1226-4865.
Is KSME International Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is KSME International Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed KSME International Journal for 8 years, between 1997 and 2004. Coverage ended in 2004, 22 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,326 works and 10,514 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2004, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2004, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is KSME International Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
KSME International Journal has an h-index of 33 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
33
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
335
i10-index
1,326
works indexed
10,514
total citations
KSME International Journal published 234 papers in 2004. 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 KSME International Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2004. 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 2004
- 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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