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Life Sciences, Society and Policy
Life Sciences, Society and Policy is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Springer International Publishing AG.
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ISSN 2195-7819Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$1,390 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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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 Life Sciences, Society and Policy indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2013–2021).
What is the impact factor of Life Sciences, Society and Policy?
Life Sciences, Society and Policy 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.
How much does it cost to publish in Life Sciences, Society and Policy?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,390 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Life Sciences, Society and Policy and what is its ISSN?
Life Sciences, Society and Policy is published by Springer International Publishing AG. Its ISSN is 2195-7819.
Is Life Sciences, Society and Policy in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Life Sciences, Society and Policy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Life Sciences, Society and Policy for 9 years, between 2013 and 2021. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 130 works and 4,690 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2021, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2021, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Life Sciences, Society and Policy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Life Sciences, Society and Policy has an h-index of 36 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
36
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
93
i10-index
130
works indexed
4,690
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$1,390
Life Sciences, Society and Policy published 10 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 25. 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.
Who publishes in Life Sciences, Society and Policy? — latest 10 articles, 2021
In its latest 10 research articles (2021), authors are most often from Netherlands (20%), Switzerland (10%) and Ethiopia (10%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Life Sciences, Society and Policy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. 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 2021
- 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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