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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2014 (also 2011–2012)
Source type
Journal
Open access
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Open Spine Journal
Open Spine Journal is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Bentham Science Publishers.
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ISSN 1876-5327Verify 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 Spine Journal indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2014 (also 2011–2012)).
What is the impact factor of Open Spine Journal?
Open Spine 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 Spine Journal and what is its ISSN?
Open Spine Journal is published by Bentham Science Publishers. Its ISSN is 1876-5327.
Is Open Spine Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Open Spine Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Open Spine Journal for 3 years, between 2011 and 2014, with 1 year in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2014, 12 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 29 works and 111 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2014, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2014, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Open Spine Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Open Spine Journal has an h-index of 5 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
5
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
1
i10-index
29
works indexed
111
total citations
Open Spine Journal published 2 papers in 2014; its busiest recent year was 2010 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 Spine Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2014. 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 2014
- 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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