The reasons why journals lose their Scopus indexation 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 indexation in July 2026 and explains the reason behind each case.
Why do journals lose indexing in Scopus?
The Scopus database is updated monthly, and alongside new journals being added to the list, notices of the exclusion of already-indexed journals also appear. In July 2026, fourteen scholarly journals were struck from the database, and these changes affected far more than a single 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 publications (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, this update is particularly important: a manuscript submitted to a journal shortly before its exclusion risks being left without indexation.
The most common reasons for the loss of indexation are:
- discontinuation of the publication or a complete halt to publishing activity
- violations of publication ethics – plagiarism, self-plagiarism, purchased authorship and other dishonest practices
- sharp and unexplained spikes in scientometric indicators: the number of articles, self-citations, and the citation index
- weak peer review and a decline in the scholarly standard of published material
- a change in editorial policy, subject scope or manuscript requirements, as a result of which the journal ceases to meet Scopus's criteria
List of journals excluded from Scopus in July 2026
| № | Journal title | ISSN / eISSN | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering, Technology and Applied Science Research | 22414487 / 17928036 | Discontinuation |
| 2 | Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche | 03933660 / 18271812 | Discontinuation |
| 3 | International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements | 20460546 / 20460554 | Journal change policy |
| 4 | International Journal of Ecosystems and Ecology Science | eISSN: 22244980 | Discontinuation |
| 5 | International Journal of Environmental Impacts | 23982640 / 23982659 | Journal change policy |
| 6 | International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences | 23814381 / 23814403 | Discontinuation |
| 7 | International Journal of Transport Development and Integration | 20588305 / 20588313 | Journal change policy |
| 8 | Journal of Cyber Security and Risk Auditing | eISSN: 30795354 | Discontinuation |
| 9 | Journal of Daoist Studies | 19415516 / 19415524 | Journal change policy |
| 10 | Journal of Physical Education and Sport | 22478051 / 2247806X | Discontinuation |
| 11 | Mathematics for Applications | 18053610 / 18053629 | Journal change policy |
| 12 | Revista Latinoamericana de Hipertension | ISSN: 18564550 | Discontinuation |
| 13 | Rivista di Studi sulla Sostenibilita | 22391959 / 22397221 | Discontinuation |
| 14 | Veredas do Direito | 18063845 / 21798699 | Journal change policy |
What do the reasons for exclusion mean?
Of the fourteen journals, eight were marked Discontinuation – this means their indexation has ceased entirely, regardless of whether the journal continues to be physically published or not. A further six journals were marked as Journal change policy – their publishing model, editorial board composition or approach to selecting material had changed, as a result of which Scopus reviewed their status.
Notably present among those excluded is the International Information and Engineering Technology Association – three journals from this publisher alone (on computational methods, environmental impact and transport) left the database with the same designation, which may indicate a systemic review of the terms of cooperation specifically with this publisher.
For an author planning a publication, this is yet another reason not to rely on data that is a year old. Even if a journal was previously included in Scopus and had a decent reputation, its status is capable of changing by the very next update of the list. Before submitting a manuscript, it is worth checking not only against the current list, but also against the journal's history of changes, its publisher data and its ISSN – this saves the time that would otherwise be spent preparing and submitting an article to a journal that has already stopped being indexed.
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