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Status
Active
Coverage
1979–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1
SJR · SCImago
0.177
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
50
Best quartile
Q3 · 36th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 143 / 223 | 36th | Q3 |
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Pacific Science
Pacific Science is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by University of Hawaii Press.
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ISSN 0030-8870Verify ISSN ↗1534-6188Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Scopus · Q3WoS · SCIEONOS
1
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Pacific Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1979–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.
What quartile is Pacific Science in Scopus?
Pacific Science is Q3 in Multidisciplinary (rank 143 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Pacific Science?
Pacific Science 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 1, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 36th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.177, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 50.
Who publishes Pacific Science and what is its ISSN?
Pacific Science is published by University of Hawaii Press. Its print ISSN is 0030-8870 and its online ISSN is 1534-6188.
Is Pacific 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 Pacific Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Pacific Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Pacific Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Pacific Science has an h-index of 51 and a 2-year mean of 0.84 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #95 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
51
h-index
0.84
2-yr mean citations
423
i10-index
1,016
works indexed
14,946
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#95 of 208 Top 46% Multidisciplinary
Pacific Science published 35 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 53. 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.
Who publishes in Pacific Science? — latest 96 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 96 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United States (57.6%), New Zealand (5.4%) and Mexico (5.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Pacific Science? — 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
- Author concentration57.6% of recent authorship from United States
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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