Journals excluded from Scopus: July 2024
Yesterday evening, there was a delisting from Scopus, and we are informing you now so that you can save your money and time and not end up in one of these journals. We would also like to point out that two journals that we wrote about in our column “Journals that will soon lose indexing in Scopus», were excluded from the Scopus database.
International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering — We wrote about this - here.
International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences - and about this - here.
Follow our section “Excluded Journals from Scopus” to save your time, money and nerves.
In July 2024 Several journals with significant impact on the academic community have been excluded from the Scopus scientific database.
The list of excluded publications includes:
European Journal of Medical Research — excluded due to anomalies detected by the Radar system.
International Journal of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting — also lost status due to anomalies in the Radar system.
International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering — publishing and content quality issues led to the exclusion (We warned you about this magazine last month - here).
International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences — reason for exclusion - anomalies detected via the Radar system (We warned you about this log back in May - here).
Journal of Engineering and Applied Science - TAlso lost status due to anomalies in the Radar system.
Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity — excluded due to anomalies detected by the Radar system.
Pharmacy Education — problems with publishing and content quality led to exclusion.
Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica — also lost status due to anomalies in the Radar system.
Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia del Ejercicio y el Deporte — excluded due to anomalies detected by the Radar system.
Radar system
The Scopus Radar system helps identify journals that exhibit anomalous publication activity. Key aspects of the Radar system include:
- Analysis of publication volumes: A sharp increase in the number of articles may indicate that the journal is accepting more manuscripts than it can adequately review.
- Review time: Too short a period from submission to publication of articles may indicate an insufficiently thorough peer review process.
- Concentration of authors: If most articles are published by the same authors or from the same institution, this may indicate unethical practices or manipulation of citation metrics.
The exclusion of journals from Scopus has several implications for the scientific community:
- Loss of trust: Authors who have published their work in these journals may face problems in assessing their scientific work
- View works: Scientists who have published in these journals may need to look for new platforms to publish their research.
- Loss of rating: Universities and research institutions may lose rankings because their research in journals excluded from Scopus will no longer be counted.
Conclusions
The exclusion of journals from Scopus is an important tool for supporting the quality of scientific literature. It is a warning signal for publishers and editors about the need to maintain high standards of quality and ethics. The Radar system helps to identify journals with anomalous activity and warn about possible violations. For scientists, it is a reminder of the importance of carefully selecting journals for publication and checking their compliance with international standards.
We understand that the offer of quick publication is always attractive to our colleagues, but, dear scientists, we strongly recommend that you be careful when choosing a publication or an intermediary company offering you quick publication in an indexed publication. The Academy of Articles carefully selects the publications it cooperates with so as not to endanger its clients. We strive to popularize this issue so that more and more Ukrainian scientists carefully choose the places to publish their articles and intermediary companies. Do not give in to quick publication times for little money, as this will always lead to problems. Follow our column to stay up to date with all the news and not endanger yourself.
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