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Open Political Science Journal
Open Political Science Journal is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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ISSN 1874-9496Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
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 Open Political Science Journal indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2008–2015).
What is the impact factor of Open Political Science Journal?
Open Political Science 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 Open Political Science Journal and what is its ISSN?
Open Political Science Journal is published by Bentham Science Publishers. Its ISSN is 1874-9496.
Is Open Political Science Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Open Political Science Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Open Political Science Journal for 8 years, between 2008 and 2015. Coverage ended in 2015, 11 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 26 works and 232 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2015, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2015, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Open Political Science Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Open Political Science Journal has an h-index of 7 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
7
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
6
i10-index
26
works indexed
232
total citations
Open Political Science Journal published 1 papers in 2015; its busiest recent year was 2008 with 8. 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 Open Political Science Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2015. 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 2015
- 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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