ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1973–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.2
SJR · SCImago
0.104
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
20
Best quartile
Q4 · 3rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 215 / 223 | 3rd | Q4 |
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New Scientist
New Scientist is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.2), WoS SCIE. Published by Reed Business Information Ltd.
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ISSN 0262-4079Verify ISSN ↗2059-5387Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Reed Business Information Ltd
Scopus · Q4WoS · SCIE
0.2
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is New Scientist indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1973–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.2.
What quartile is New Scientist in Scopus?
New Scientist is Q4 in Multidisciplinary (rank 215 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of New Scientist?
New Scientist is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.2, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 3rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.104, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 20.
Who publishes New Scientist and what is its ISSN?
New Scientist is published by Reed Business Information Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0262-4079 and its online ISSN is 2059-5387.
Is New Scientist in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is New Scientist open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is New Scientist? — open metrics via OpenAlex
New Scientist has an h-index of 33 and a 2-year mean of 0.02 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.2, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #184 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
33
h-index
0.02
2-yr mean citations
292
i10-index
56,993
works indexed
19,389
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#184 of 208 Bottom 12% Multidisciplinary
New Scientist published 2,071 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 2,570. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for New Scientist? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
- 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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