From July to September 2025, Scopus updated the lists of scientific journals that lost their indexing. To find out which publications are included in these lists, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the information prepared by Scientific Publications.
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Reasons for excluding journals from Scopus
Inclusion of a journal in the Scopus database is a complex and lengthy process that requires strict compliance with the rules. Every month, Scopus analyses indexed publications to determine how well they meet the requirements. A journal may be excluded from the database for the following reasons:
- Unfair practices: the publication is engaged in illegal activities. For example, it offers fast publication for a fee or misrepresents itself as an authoritative journal, misleading the scientific community.
- Violation of ethical standards: failure to comply with the principles of academic integrity and scientific ethics.
- Low quality of publications: publication of low-quality articles that do not meet scientific standards.
- Outdated content: publication of materials that have lost their scientific significance.
- Suspicious changes in metrics: a rapid increase in scientometrics indicators that raises doubts.
- Deviation from the subject area: a change in scientific focus that does not correspond to the specific field of the journal.
List of journals excluded from Scopus from July to September 2025
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№ |
Scientific journal |
ISSN / e-ISSN |
Reason of exclusion |
|
1 |
Fizjoterapia Polska |
ISSN – 16420136 e-ISSN – 20844328 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
2 |
Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents |
e-ISSN – 17246083 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
3 |
Journal of Health and Social Sciences |
ISSN – 24992240 e-ISSN – 24995886 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
4 |
Scalable Computing |
e-ISSN – 18951767 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
5 |
Theranostics |
e-ISSN – 18387640 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
6 |
|
ISSN – 24764981 e-ISSN – 23224479 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
7 |
Evropsky Politicky a Pravni Diskurz |
e-ISSN – 23365447 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
8 |
Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems |
ISSN – 15921638 |
Outlier behavior |
|
9 |
Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences |
ISSN – 00750530 e-ISSN – 24100862 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
10 |
Minerva Gastroenterology |
ISSN – 27245985 e-ISSN – 27245365 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
11 |
Minerva Medica |
ISSN – 00264806 e-ISSN – 18271669 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
12 |
Minerva Surgery |
ISSN – 27245691 e-ISSN – 27245438 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
13 |
Panminerva Medica |
ISSN – 00310808 e-ISSN – 18271898 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
14 |
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology |
e-ISSN – 23078553 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
15 |
CFD Letters |
e-ISSN – 21801363 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
16 |
International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies |
e-ISSN – 26176548 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
17 |
Journal of Advanced Research Design |
e-ISSN – 22897984 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
18 |
Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Mechanics |
e-ISSN – 22897895 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
19 |
Journal of Advanced Research in Experimental Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer |
e-ISSN – 27568202 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
20 |
Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences |
e-ISSN – 22897879 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
21 |
Journal of Advanced Research in Micro and Nano Engineering |
e-ISSN – 27568210 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
22 |
Journal of Advanced Research in Numerical Heat Transfer |
e-ISSN – 27350142 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
23 |
Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences |
e-ISSN – 26613190 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
24 |
Journal of Neonatal Surgery |
e-ISSN – 22260439 |
Outlier behaviour |
|
25 |
Neutrosophic Sets and Systems |
ISSN – 23316055 e-ISSN – 2331608X |
Outlier behaviour |
|
26 |
Texila International Journal of Public Health |
e-ISSN – 25203134 |
Outlier behaviour |
How are journals tracked in Scopus?
Scopus uses a comprehensive analysis of journals using the Radar tool developed by Elsevier. This system monitors changes in scientometrics indicators and records any violations. Journals may be excluded from the database for the following reasons:
- artificial increase in the number of citations
- publication of works that have not been peer-reviewed
- significant deviation from the originally defined scientific subject area
- lack of a peer review system
- violation of publication ethics
- low quality or insufficient number of articles
In addition, exclusion may be caused by so-called “Publication Concerns” – problems related to the journal's activities that undermine its reputation. These include dishonest practices, data falsification, or the publication of materials that do not meet scientific requirements.
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