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Status
Active
Coverage
1998–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.5
SJR · SCImago
0.543
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
88
Best quartile
Q3 · 31st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology | 133 / 194 | 31st | Q3 |
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Protist
Protist is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 3.5), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier GmbH.
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ISSN 1434-4610Verify ISSN ↗1618-0941Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier GmbH
Scopus · Q3WoS · SCIEONOS
3.5
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,230 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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 Protist indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1998–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 3.5.
What quartile is Protist in Scopus?
Protist is Q3 in Microbiology (rank 133 of 194), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Protist?
Protist 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 3.5, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 31st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.543, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 88.
How much does it cost to publish in Protist?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,230 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Protist and what is its ISSN?
Protist is published by Elsevier GmbH. Its print ISSN is 1434-4610 and its online ISSN is 1618-0941.
Is Protist covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Protist in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Protist open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Protist? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Protist has an h-index of 98 and a 2-year mean of 1.77 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.5, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #136 of 192 Scopus journals in Microbiology.
98
h-index
1.77
2-yr mean citations
842
i10-index
1,513
works indexed
44,751
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,230
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#136 of 192 Bottom 30% Microbiology
Protist published 41 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 66. 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 Protist? — latest 100 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Japan (12.4%), United Kingdom (9.3%) and China (9.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Protist? — 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
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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