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World Patent Information
World Patent Information is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.5), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Quick answers
Is World Patent Information indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1979–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.5.
What quartile is World Patent Information in Scopus?
World Patent Information is Q1 in Library and Information Sciences (rank 69 of 296), Q2 in Energy Engineering and Power Technology (rank 126 of 347) and Q2 in Computer Science Applications (rank 413 of 1022), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of World Patent Information?
World Patent Information is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 4.5, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.529, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 42.
How much does it cost to publish in World Patent Information?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,653 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes World Patent Information and what is its ISSN?
World Patent Information is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0172-2190 and its online ISSN is 1874-690X.
Is World Patent Information covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is World Patent Information in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is World Patent Information open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is World Patent Information? — open metrics via OpenAlex
World Patent Information has an h-index of 52 and a 2-year mean of 2.87 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.5, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #60 of 279 Scopus journals in Library and Information Sciences.
52
h-index
2.87
2-yr mean citations
423
i10-index
5,337
works indexed
18,101
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,653
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#60 of 279Top 22%Library and Information Sciences
#101 of 257Top 40%Energy Engineering and Power Technology
#350 of 818Top 43%Computer Science Applications
Papers published per year
World Patent Information published 63 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 70. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Intellectual Property and PatentsInnovation Policy and R&DScience, Research, and MedicineDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies
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 World Patent Information? — latest 86 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 86 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (19%), Germany (11%) and Brazil (8.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for World Patent Information? — 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 papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone 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.
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.
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