Scientific Publications has traditionally prepared an updated list of scientific journals that are no longer indexed in the Scopus database. In our monthly review you can familiarize yourself with the current list of publications excluded from the scientometric database in June 2024.
Why are journals excluded from the Scopus database?
Scopus is one of the leading scientometric databases focused on ensuring the high quality of published material. All journals included in Scopus undergo a rigorous review by an independent advisory board, which evaluates them according to such criteria as scientific relevance, review transparency, regularity of issues, quality and relevance of scientific content.
The International Advisory Board removes journals that do not meet the high standards of Scopus from the database on a monthly basis. The main reasons for discontinuation of indexing include:
- low quality and significance of publications
- questionable editorial policy
- excessive self-citation
- consistently low scientific metrics
- ethics violations.
Overview of scientific journal exclusions for June 2024
Last month indexing was stopped for 6 journals. You can familiarize yourself with the list of excluded publications in the table below.
|
№ |
Scientific Journal |
ISSN / EISSN |
Reasons for exclusion |
|
1 |
American Surgeon |
Print ISSN - 00031348 EISSN - 15559823 |
Radar |
|
2 |
Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review |
Print ISSN - 25211870 EISSN - 25211889 |
Radar |
|
3 |
European Journal of Contemporary Education |
Print ISSN - 23049650 EISSN - 23056746 |
Publication Concerns |
|
4 |
Journal of Health and Translational Medicine |
Print ISSN - 18237339 EISSN - 2289392X |
Radar |
|
5 |
Journal of Medicine and Life |
Print ISSN - 1844122X |
Radar |
|
6 |
Universal Journal of Agricultural Research |
Print ISSN - 23322268 EISSN - 23322284 |
Radar |
The main reason for the exclusion of journals from Scopus is the low quality of publications detected by the Radar system. This system automatically collects data on all indexed journals, including information on citations and number of publications. Based on this data, the system analyzes journals and identifies suspicious changes, such as a sharp increase in the number of publications or citations. Thus, Radar provides constant control over the quality of scientific publications in the Scopus database.
Why is it important to check the indexation of a scientific journal in Scopus before submitting an article?
Publishing in Scopus is a responsible and costly process that requires significant time and financial investment, as highly ranked journals often charge high publication fees. Therefore, before submitting an article, you should make sure that the journal is still indexed in Scopus.
Checking the indexing of a scientific journal in Scopus before submitting an article to an editorial board is important for several reasons:
- Avoiding unscrupulous publications: a journal that previously had an excellent reputation may be excluded from the database due to ethical violations
- maintaining reputation: publishing in journals excluded from Scopus can negatively affect a scientist's credibility
- low scientific metrics: articles published in excluded journals receive fewer citations and become less visible to the global academic community.
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