Alina Didyk

August 27, 2026
Researcher reviewing five high-risk Scopus journals for predatory publishing warning signs

5 Predatory Scopus Journals Already Under Exclusion — and Still Accepting Articles

Five journals still accepting manuscripts show serious warning signs: volume spikes, off-scope special issues, implausible peer review, and inconsistent editorial contacts. Here is what researchers should verify before submitting or paying an APC.
August 13, 2026

Excluded Journals from Scopus: July 2026

Scopus removed 14 journals in July 2026 — and authors received no advance warning. Eight titles were discontinued, while six were removed under the Journal Change […]
July 21, 2026

Journals Losing Scopus Indexation — 5th Edition

Welcome back to our regular series on Scopus removal candidates. I am Vasyl Malets, Director of Futurity Publishing and author of this analytical series. This is […]
July 13, 2026

Journals Excluded from Scopus in June 2026

Twenty-five journals in May. Twelve more in June. In just two months, Scopus has excluded 37 titles from its database. Each update is not a piece […]
July 6, 2026

AI Is Reshaping Scientific Publishing in 2026: Biology and Medicine Are Growing Fastest

Global scholarly output is on pace to cross 6 million articles in 2026, up from an estimated 5.5 million in 2025. That is not simply more […]
July 1, 2026

5 Warning Signs Your Scopus Journal Will Be Excluded in 2026

In 2025, Scopus removed 56 journals from its index. The pace hasn’t slowed in 2026 — 25 more titles were discontinued in the May/June update alone, […]
June 25, 2026

Journal or Conference in 2026 — How Not to Lose a Year Waiting for a Review

You submitted your manuscript. You followed every formatting guideline, checked the journal scope twice, and hit Submit with cautious optimism. Then you waited. And waited. Six […]
June 15, 2026

50% More Competitors for Every Journal Slot: How AI Changed Academic Publishing Against You

You worked on your manuscript for months. You checked the author guidelines, formatted your references, and finally hit “Submit.” And then you waited. What you probably […]
June 6, 2026

EXCLUDED JOURNALS FROM SCOPUS: APRIL–MAY 2026

Scopus has released its April–May 2026 update — and this time, 25 journals have lost their indexation. Two months. Twenty-five journals. Gone.   Different countries, different […]
May 18, 2026

How Scopus Decides to Remove a Journal — Real Criteria 

Most researchers treat Scopus indexing as a stable signal. If a journal appears in the database, it must be safe to publish there. This assumption is […]
April 20, 2026

How Long Does It Really Take to Publish in Scopus Q1–Q2?

You’ve written your paper. Now the real waiting begins. Most researchers dramatically underestimate how long the path from submission to Scopus indexing actually takes — and […]
April 13, 2026

EXCLUDED JOURNALS FROM SCOPUS: March 2026

Scopus has published its latest database update and March 2026 is a record month for journal removals. Sixteen journals. At once. From different countries, different fields, […]
April 2, 2026

Candidates for Removal from Scopus: Fourth Edition

My name is Vasyl Malets, Director of Futurity Publishing and author of the analytical series “Journals That May Lose Scopus Indexing”.  This is our second issue […]
March 24, 2026

How to Find a Q1– Q2 Scopus Journal That Actually Accepts Your Paper

Most researchers don’t get rejected because their work is bad.  They get rejected because they picked the wrong journal.  After working with 2,500+ scientific journals and […]
March 17, 2026

What Really Affects Your h-Index — and What Doesn’t 

You’ve been publishing for years, yet your h-index won’t budge? The problem is rarely the quality of your research — it’salmost always the strategy.  What the […]
March 12, 2026

Excluded Journals from Scopus: February 2026

Scopus has published its February 2026 database update — and this time, 7 journals have lost their indexing. What stands out immediately: six out of seven […]
March 8, 2026

How Predatory Journals Trick Researchers — Real Cases and Red Flags 

In 2025 alone, predatory journals deceived an estimated 5,000+ researchers worldwide, extracting over $20 million in publication fees. These were not obscure blogs or obvious scam […]
April 1, 2024

Advantages of publishing in Open Access journals

The publication of articles in reputable publications is necessary for everyone who has decided to connect life with scientific or teaching activities. The reasons that encourage […]
February 19, 2024

5 useful tips for preparing a publication in an international journal

Dear scientists! Most of you are actively involved in scientific activities, participate in scientific conferences, publish the results of your own research in international publications and […]
January 8, 2024

Trends in scientific publications for 2024

Almost every person who is directly related to science has faced the difficulties of choosing a topic for a scientific publication. Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky […]
December 11, 2023

How to Write a Discussion

What is a discussion in a scientific article The discussion section is one of the final parts of a research paper, in which an author describes, […]
October 25, 2023

Where to look for modern literature for scientific articles

The necessity of writing scientific articles is something that people who are related to science and teaching activities necessarily face in their lives. After all, the […]






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