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Physical Sciences Data
Physical Sciences Data is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0921-318XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Physical Sciences Data indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1998 (also 1989, 1983–1984)).
What is the impact factor of Physical Sciences Data?
Physical Sciences Data 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 Physical Sciences Data and what is its ISSN?
Physical Sciences Data is published by Elsevier B.V. Its ISSN is 0921-318X.
Is Physical Sciences Data in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Physical Sciences Data open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Physical Sciences Data for 4 years, between 1983 and 1998, with 12 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1998, 28 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 65 works and 2,545 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1998, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 1998, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Physical Sciences Data? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Physical Sciences Data has an h-index of 8 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Physical Sciences Data published 24 papers in 1998. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Physical Sciences Data? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1998. 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 1998
- 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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