Excluding journals from Scopus for May 2024

“Scientific Publications” has prepared the latest news regarding the excluded publications from the Scopus scientific metrics platform for May 2024. Publishing in ranking journals, peer-reviewed by Scopus database, gives a scientist many advantages. Conversely, publication in publications excluded from Scopus may have unpleasant consequences for the researcher in the form of termination of indexing of articles in the database.

Scopus policy and reasons for excluding scientific publications from the database

The global mission of the Scopus database is to provide research content of the highest quality. The policy of the scientometric platform implies access to the most up-to-date and relevant materials in various fields of science.

Scopus adheres to clearly defined criteria for the selection of scientific content and publishers that are indexed by the system. All journals are subject to annual review by The Scopus Content Selection Advisory Board (CSAB) to ensure that they provide scholarly content of the highest quality. An independent review board and a transparent selection process for scientific publications ensure high standards for the content of the abstract database. The advisory board includes international experts who select scientific content and regularly check new and previously added journals using both qualitative and quantitative indicators.

Key grounds for excluding publications from Scopus:

• low quality of scientific publishing activity of the journal
• violation of publication ethics
• fraudulent actions on the part of the editorial staff ("predatory journals", "clone journals" and "fake journals")
• abrupt changes in the topics of scientific publications
• scientific articles do not contain novelty of research

Review of journal exclusions for May 2024

For the month of May 2024, the supervisory committee excluded 12 scientific publications that no longer meet the high standards of the Scopus abstract database. In the table below you can see the full list of publications that lost Scopus indexing in the previous month, as well as the reasons for their exclusion from the scientometric platform.

The most common reason for excluding journals is the detection of a trend of deterioration in key publication metrics by the Radar system.

Scopus policy on reevaluation of scientific journals

Scopus prioritizes the quality of scientific content posted on the platform. In addition to undergoing rigorous evaluation and selection procedures before being accepted into the scientometric database, publications must also demonstrate their ability to maintain a high level of quality in their publication activities, which are subject to review by the Scopus committee on an annual basis.

The four main criteria by which Scopus assesses the quality of a journal using a special reassessment program:

• the journal's scientometric indicators are less than those established by the requirements and criteria in a particular subject area
• publication standards are violated and this is stated in official complaints
• the journal demonstrates suspicious behavior and engages in poor scientific publishing practices
• re-evaluation of the journal's quality according to the CSAB output.

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