Scopus Excluded Journals for August 2025
On Thursday morning, September 11, 2025, Scopus published updated data on indexing scientific publications. The Academy of Articles team I immediately prepared this list, so that you are the first to know about changes and can beware of excluded journals.
In August, eight journals were officially excluded. The reasons were questionable editorial quality and so-called outlier behaviour (abnormal behavior of the journal: unnatural jumps in citations, massive cross-references, excessive self-citations, or a sharp increase in the number of publications). Such deviations signal possible manipulation of metrics or violations of editorial ethics.
The August list immediately included four positions came from the magazines of the Italian publisher Minerva Medica Editions: Minerva Gastroenterology, Minerva Medica, Minerva Surgery, Panminerva Medica. At the same time, the publisher still has other journals that (according to the publications themselves) are indexed in Scopus - for example, Minerva Pediatrics, Minerva Respiratory Medicine, Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. Therefore, before submitting a manuscript to any publication of this publisher, Be sure to check the current status in the Scopus source profile.
Official list
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ISSN: 2476-4981 | EISSN: 2322-4479
Publisher: Society of Aging and Physical Activity
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100838563
ISSN: 2336-5439 | EISSN: 2336-5447
Publisher: ENIGMA CORPORATION, spol. s ro
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101198704
ISSN: 1592-1638 | EISSN: 2531-4122
Publisher: Pacini Editore Srl
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/145402
ISSN: 0075-0530 | EISSN: 2410-0862
Publisher: University of Baghdad, College of Agriculture
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100809798
ISSN: 2724-5985 | EISSN: 2724-5365
Publisher: Minerva Medica Editions
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101044941
ISSN: 0026-4806 | EISSN: 1827-1669
Publisher: Minerva Medica Editions
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/26687
ISSN: 2724-5691 | EISSN: 2724-5438
Publisher: Minerva Medica Editions
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101044917
ISSN: 0031-0808 | EISSN: 1827-1898
Publisher: Minerva Medica Editions
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behaviour
Link to the journal in Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/16485
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Conclusion:
The September update showed: Even well-known and long-standing journals can suddenly lose indexing, including an entire block of publications from one publisher. The trend is accelerating — Scopus systematically identifies anomalies in metrics and editorial practices, and review/exclusion lists are updated monthly.
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