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Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elite Scientific Publications.
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ISSN 1727-4915Verify ISSN ↗2221-7630Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elite Scientific Publications
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2012–2025).
What is the impact factor of Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences?
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 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 Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences is published by Elite Scientific Publications. Its print ISSN is 1727-4915 and its online ISSN is 2221-7630.
Is Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences for 14 years, between 2012 and 2025. Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 3,271 works and 1,904 citations for the title. OpenAlex records recent papers, the latest in 2026, although Scopus lists the title as inactive. Check the journal's website and Scopus before submitting.
How well cited is Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences has an h-index of 10 and a 2-year mean of 0.54 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
10
h-index
0.54
2-yr mean citations
16
i10-index
3,271
works indexed
1,904
total citations
Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences published 761 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 2,343. 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.
Who publishes in Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences? — latest 70 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 70 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Russia (55.7%), Philippines (11.4%) and Malaysia (7.1%). 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 Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2025. 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 2025
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration55.7% of recent authorship from Russia
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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