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Life Sciences, Society and Policy

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2013

ISSN2195-7819

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2022-04-13). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal is inactive. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.035

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

130

Total Citationsi

4,454

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Philosophy.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications130

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2195-7819

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

715

2014

393

2015

304

2016

1.1k

2017

802

2018

238

2019

357

2020

345

2021

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

PhilosophyQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Clinical ResearchBiomedical Ethics and RegulationCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringGene Regulatory Network AnalysisNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGenetically Modified Organisms ResearchData-Driven Disease SurveillancePatient Dignity and PrivacyBiomedical and Engineering Education

Frequently asked questions about Life Sciences, Society and Policy

Is Life Sciences, Society and Policy a predatory journal?

Life Sciences, Society and Policy was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal is inactive" (2022-04-13). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Life Sciences, Society and Policy?

Life Sciences, Society and Policy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.035.

Is Life Sciences, Society and Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Life Sciences, Society and Policy is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Life Sciences, Society and Policy?