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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 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 […]
February 12, 2026

Excluded Journals from Scopus: January 2026

The January 2026 Scopus update brought seven exclusions: five journals received Discontinuation status and two were removed under Journal Change Policy. The list spans multiple countries […]
January 26, 2026

Candidates for Removal from Scopus: Third Edition

My name is Vasyl Malets, Director of Futurity Publishing and author of the analytical series “Journals That May Lose Scopus Indexing”. This is the first issue […]
January 9, 2026

Trends in Academic Publishing in 2026

Introduction In 2026, the world of academic publishing is undergoing transformations comparable to the digital boom of the past decade. The rise of generative artificial intelligence, […]
January 8, 2026

Excluded Journals from Scopus: December 2025

Official list, actual status, and risks for authors The Scopus update for December 2025 turned out to be one of the most high-profile over the past […]
December 11, 2025

Excluded Journals from Scopus: November 2025

Official Update & Source Analysis On December 11, Scopus released its latest indexing update for 2025, resulting in: 8 journals officially discontinued; 2 journals silently removed […]
November 16, 2025

How Researchers Get Misled by Journals That Are “Supposedly” Indexed in Scopus

Publishing in Scopus-indexed journals is a crucial milestone for any researcher. Yet in recent years, a new wave of deceptive practices has emerged — cases where […]
November 10, 2025

Excluded Journals from Scopus: October 2025

Scopus has once again demonstrated its ongoing efforts to maintain publication integrity across its database.The October 2025 update resulted in the removal of several journals from […]
October 28, 2025

Candidates for Removal from Scopus: Second Edition

My name is Vasyl Malets — Director of Futurity Publishing and an expert in scientometrics. In this edition, we review five new journals currently at high […]
October 9, 2025

Excluded Journals from Scopus: September 2025

The September update of the Scopus database has become one of the most extensive in recent years.Several journals where international researchers had published were excluded from […]
October 6, 2025

How Scopus Evaluates and Accepts Journals: What Really Influences the Decision

Many publishers submit their journals for indexing in Scopus and receive a rejection. This topic is rarely discussed openly — mainly because reliable information about the […]
October 1, 2025

Instructions for Scimago: What It Is and How to Use It

Introduction Scimago Journal & Country Rank is a free analytical tool that allows you to check a journal’s quartile in Scopus.The service automatically calculates the SJR […]
September 11, 2025

Excluded Journals from Scopus: August 2025

On Thursday evening, September 11, 2025, Scopus released updated data on the indexing status of scientific journals. Over the weekend, the Futurity Publishing team prepared this […]






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