Scopus Journal Exclusions for July 2026

The reasons for journals being excluded from Scopus change from month to month, and the fact that a journal was listed in the database six months ago guarantees nothing today. Today’s article brings together all the journals that lost their indexing in July 2026 and explains the reasons for each case.

Why do journals lose their place in Scopus?

The Scopus database is updated monthly, and alongside new journals, the list also includes notices about the exclusion of already indexed journals. In July 2026, fourteen scientific journals were removed from the database, and these changes affected far more than one narrow field.
Among those excluded are technical and engineering journals (Engineering, Technology and Applied Science Research, International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements), medical journals (Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, Revista Latinoamericana de Hipertension), as well as journals in ecology, transport, sports science, cybersecurity and law.

For researchers preparing articles in these fields, the update is particularly important: a manuscript submitted to a journal shortly before its exclusion risks being left without indexing.

The most common reasons for losing indexing are:

• discontinuation of the journal or complete suspension of its publication activity
• violations of publication ethics – plagiarism, self-plagiarism, purchased authorship and other unethical practices
• sharp and unexplained changes in scientometric indicators: the number of articles, self-citations and citation index
• weak peer review and a decline in the scientific quality of published materials
• changes in publishing policy, subject area or manuscript requirements that result in the journal no longer meeting Scopus criteria

List of journals excluded from Scopus in July 2026

What do the reasons for exclusion mean?

Of the fourteen journals, eight received the Discontinuation designation – this means a complete cessation of indexing regardless of whether the journal continues to be physically published. Another six journals were marked as Journal change policy: their publishing model, editorial board or approach to selecting materials changed, leading Scopus to review their status.

Among the excluded journals, the presence of the International Information and Engineering Technology Association is particularly noticeable – three journals from this publisher at once (covering computational methods, environmental impact and transport) left the database with the same wording, which may indicate a systematic review of the terms of cooperation specifically with this publisher.

For an author planning a publication, this is another reason not to rely on data from a year ago. Even if a journal was previously included in Scopus and had a reasonably good reputation, its status may change by the very next update of the list. Before submitting a manuscript, it is worth checking not only the current list but also the journal’s history of changes, publishing details and ISSN – this saves time that would otherwise be spent preparing and submitting an article to a journal that is no longer indexed.

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