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Status
Active
Coverage
2003–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0
SJR · SCImago
0.100
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
3
Best quartile
Q4 · 0th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 666 / 669 | 0th | Q4 |
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Option/Bio
Option/Bio is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Masson s.r.l..
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Publisher: Elsevier Masson s.r.l.
Scopus · Q4ONOS
0
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Option/Bio indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2003–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.
What quartile is Option/Bio in Scopus?
Option/Bio is Q4 in Medicine (all) (rank 666 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Option/Bio?
Option/Bio is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0, quartile Q4, 0th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.100, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 3.
Who publishes Option/Bio and what is its ISSN?
Option/Bio is published by Elsevier Masson s.r.l. Its ISSN is 0992-5945.
Is Option/Bio 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 Option/Bio in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Option/Bio open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Option/Bio? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Option/Bio has an h-index of 6 and a 2-year mean of 0.01 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #532 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
6
h-index
0.01
2-yr mean citations
4
i10-index
5,622
works indexed
452
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#532 of 646 Bottom 18% Medicine (all)
Option/Bio published 243 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 267. 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 Option/Bio? — 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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