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Location Science
Location Science is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 0966-8349Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Location Science indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1993–1998).
What is the impact factor of Location Science?
Location Science 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 Location Science and what is its ISSN?
Location Science is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its ISSN is 0966-8349.
Is Location Science covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Location Science in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Location Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Location Science for 6 years, between 1993 and 1998. Coverage ended in 1998, 28 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Location Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Location Science has an h-index of 41 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Location Science published 26 papers in 2019; its busiest recent year was 1997 with 107. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Location Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1998. 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 1998
- 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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