In its September update, Scopus stopped indexing 10 new journals. By comparison, there were three in August. The list includes a journal from Central Asia—the Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics (Kyrgyzstan)—as well as a journal we warned about in our «Candidates for Removal from Scopus» section.
If you need the article for a thesis, to obtain an academic title, or for reporting purposes, check in advance whether its issue will be included in Scopus. A mention of the database on the journal’s website is not sufficient for this purpose.
The magazine we warned you about
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (IJAIML). In Issue No. 16 of the «Candidates for Exclusion from Scopus» column, we estimated the probability of its exclusion at 100%. By that point, the journal had published 11 special issues over the first nine months of 2026, instead of two issues per year. About a quarter of the articles were unrelated to artificial intelligence. Now, IJAIML is on the September list.
Please note the coverage cutoff: Scopus has stopped including articles from Special Issue 8s. Articles from Special Issues 9s, 10s, and 11s will no longer be included in the database.
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Scopus Journals Removed: September 2026 List
- Publisher: Advanced Electromagnetics (France).
- E-ISSN: 2119-0275.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2026, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 21–34.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: Advanced Electromagnetics.
Issue 3 of 2026 has already been published on the journal's website, but it is not included in Scopus.
- Publisher: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine).
- ISSN: 2312-4334. E-ISSN: 2312-4539.
- Status: Discontinuation.
- Last coat: 2026, Issue 2, pp. 622–632.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: East European Journal of Physics.
The "Discontinuation" status means that indexing has been discontinued following a quality reassessment, not because of a change in publisher or title.
- Publisher: Ala-Too International University (Kyrgyzstan).
- ISSN: 1694-5948. E-ISSN: 1694-5972.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2025, Vol. 18, No. 35, pp. 75–111.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics.
The journal was included in Scopus only in 2024, becoming the first Kyrgyz journal on business and economics in the database. The coverage cutoff is already set for 2025. Articles from 2026 will not be included in Scopus.
- Publisher: European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry (United Kingdom).
- ISSN: 0965-7452. E-ISSN: 2396-8893.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2025, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 465–470.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: EJPRD.
The journal has been published since 1992 and is still indexed in MEDLINE, but its coverage in Scopus ended with the latest issue of 2025.
- Publisher: SvedbergOpen.
- E-ISSN: 2789-2557.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2026, Vol. 6, Special Issue 8s, pp. 608–615.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: IJAIML.
We mentioned this magazine in Issue No. 16 of the "Contenders" column. See above for more details.
- Publisher on the list: Emerald Publishing.
- ISSN: 2050-8824. E-ISSN: 2050-8832.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2024, Vol. 15, No. 3–4, pp. 31–43.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: JIDOB.
The journal has moved from Emerald to a new publisher, NewtonGate LLC. A change in publisher is a typical reason for the "Journal change policy" status.
- Publisher: Multinational Finance Society.
- ISSN: 1096-1879.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2026, Vol. 30, No. 1–2, pp. 25–56.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: Multinational Finance Journal.
Since late 2024, the journal has been published by the University of Vaasa (Finland).
- Publisher: Pakistan Botanical Society.
- ISSN: 0556-3321. E-ISSN: 2070-3368.
- Status: Discontinuation.
- Last coat: 2026, Vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 1392–1398.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: Pakistan Journal of Botany.
The magazine has been published since 1968. Starting in January 2026, it switched from a bimonthly to a monthly publication schedule.
- Publisher: Editions ESKA (France).
- ISSN: 1951-0187. E-ISSN: 2105-3022.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2026, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 112–120.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: Review of the Responsible Organization.
In the Scopus list, the journal's name is listed incorrectly as «Responsible.».
- Publisher on the list: University of Murcia (Spain).
- ISSN: 2254-4070. E-ISSN: 2340-8812.
- Status: Journal Change Policy.
- Last coat: 2026, Volume 15, Article No. 70.
- Magazine profile: View in Scopus.
- Publication's website: Sport TK.
In August 2026, the journal transferred from the University of Murcia to a new publisher, the EAAOSS association, and moved to a new website.
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What does this mean for authors?
The discontinuation of indexing does not mean that all articles in the journal will be automatically removed. Articles that have already been indexed typically remain in the database. The only articles that will not be included in Scopus are those published after the coverage cutoff date.
The September list includes two different reasons. “Discontinuation” (EEJP, Pakistan Journal of Botany) refers to a decision made following a quality reassessment. “Journal change policy” (the remaining eight) relates to changes in the publication, such as a change in publisher, title, or editorial policy. At least three of these eight journals have recently changed publishers.
If the article has already been published, find it in Scopus by title or DOI and compare the volume and issue numbers with the coverage cutoff. If the manuscript is still with the editorial office, confirm the planned issue date before making your next payments.
Conclusions
Ten new titles, a journal from Central Asia, and one warning from our column that has come true. The coverage dates in the list range from 2024 to 2026. Therefore, the list’s update date should not be considered the date up to which all articles in the journal have been indexed.
Check the current status of the publication, any changes in the publisher, and the publication schedule before submitting your manuscript, not after.
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