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Policy Studies Review
Policy Studies Review is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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ISSN 0278-4416Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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 Policy Studies Review indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2000–2001 (also 1998, 1994, 1989–1990, 1982–1984)).
What is the impact factor of Policy Studies Review?
Policy Studies Review 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 Policy Studies Review and what is its ISSN?
Policy Studies Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Its ISSN is 0278-4416.
Is Policy Studies Review in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Policy Studies Review open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Policy Studies Review for 9 years, between 1982 and 2001, with 11 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2001, 25 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 3 works and 0 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 1993, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2001, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Policy Studies Review? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Policy Studies Review has an h-index of 0 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Policy Studies Review published 1 papers in 2014; its busiest recent year was 1987 with 2. 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 Policy Studies Review? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2001. 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 2001
- 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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