ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1997–2005
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
Compare journals
Get an email when this journal's indexing changes
Added to or removed from Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas or ONOS. One confirmation click; unsubscribe anytime.
Plankton Biology and Ecology
Plankton Biology and Ecology is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Plankton Society of Japan.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1343-0874Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Plankton Society of Japan
Scopus · Inactive
0
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
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 Plankton Biology and Ecology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1997–2005).
What is the impact factor of Plankton Biology and Ecology?
Plankton Biology and Ecology 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 Plankton Biology and Ecology and what is its ISSN?
Plankton Biology and Ecology is published by Plankton Society of Japan. Its ISSN is 1343-0874.
Is Plankton Biology and Ecology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Plankton Biology and Ecology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Plankton Biology and Ecology for 9 years, between 1997 and 2005. Coverage ended in 2005, 21 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 126 works and 1,801 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2005, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2005, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Plankton Biology and Ecology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Plankton Biology and Ecology has an h-index of 24 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
24
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
60
i10-index
126
works indexed
1,801
total citations
Plankton Biology and Ecology published 12 papers in 2005; its busiest recent year was 1999 with 21. 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 Plankton Biology and Ecology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2005. 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 2005
- 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.
Official sources & links
Community experience: reader comments on this journal
More from Plankton Society of Japan
Plankton Society of Japan has 2 other titles in our data; 2 are currently indexed in Scopus.
Journal Scopus status
Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan Active Plankton and Benthos Research Active Related journals
2 journals
← Back to Journal Finder
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
Comments load as you scroll here.