Journals that will soon lose indexing in Scopus part 2
Good day, dear scientists! This is the Academy of Articles. We continue our column — publications that will soon lose indexation in Scopus. The previous article was very useful for many of you, and we again analyzed publications that are at risk.
This time we present you with a list of two publications that are currently indexed in Scopus, but according to our observations, violate all the rules and requirements of the Scopus database for scientific publications and will soon be excluded from the database.
Also, due to recent events, many journals have been excluded from Scopus, but this is not reflected on the site. Today we will tell you about three such publications, so that you are careful.
Magazines:
International Journal of Religion — The first edition was accepted into Scopus in December 2023. It was accepted with pleasure, since religion is a very narrow niche, but after acceptance, the journal began to accept all articles from the social sciences.
List of violations for which the journal will likely be excluded from the database:
1) The number of articles published has increased dramatically in the last five months. The journal has now published over 600 articles.
2) No peer review. Articles are accepted 10 days in advance without any verification. They are published on the site within a month. The cost of publishing one article is $700.
Summary: Only the first three issues of 2024 are currently indexed. Issues 4, 5, 6 and 7 are not indexed and probably will not be. There is a 100% chance that the journal will be excluded from the database within the next few months.
2. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences — the journal was accepted into Scopus in 2022. In 2022, the journal published 50 articles, and in 2023, 197, all of which were indexed in Scopus.
List of violations:
A very sharp increase in the number of published articles and issues. In 2024, the journal has already published 7 issues with 25-40 articles each. The articles have not undergone any peer review, so it is highly likely that articles for 2024 will not be indexed. No peer review.
Lack of peer review.
Popular publications among Ukrainian scientists that are currently excluded from Scopus, although the site shows that they are actively indexed:
Review of Economics and Finance — https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100915633#tabs=0
Journal of Higher Education: Theory and Practice — https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101038744#tabs=0
Azerbaijan Pharmaceutical and Pharmacotherapy Journal —https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/19700175121#tabs=0
Result: Unfortunately, many Ukrainian scientists were published in these publications, and many articles, of which, unfortunately, will not be indexed. Below we attach the official response from Scopus that the journals are no longer indexed in Scopus, and unindexed content will not be indexed.
Conclusions:
Our team has shown you 2 publications that we expect to be excluded from the Scopus database soon, as well as 3 publications that have already been excluded from the database. We understand that the offer of fast publication is always attractive to our colleagues, but dear scientists, we strongly urge you to be more careful when choosing a publication or an intermediary company offering you fast publication in an indexed publication. As you can see from our analysis, the Academy of Articles carefully selects the publications it cooperates with in order not to endanger its clients. We strive to popularize this issue so that more and more Ukrainian scientists are more careful about the places where they publish their articles and the choice of an intermediary company. Do not fall for fast publication times for little money, because it will always turn out sideways. Follow our column to stay up to date with all the news and not be at risk. Soon we will present you with a new list of publications that will soon lose indexing in Scopus. Until next time!
Also, if you haven't seen it, we recommend you read our previous article, where we wrote about 3 journals that will soon lose indexing in Scopus - Journals that will soon lose indexing in Scopus — Academy of Articles (a-articles.kz)
