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 Policy. The update affected journals in engineering, medicine, law, sustainability, sport science, mathematics and other fields.
For researchers with manuscripts already submitted or accepted, this is a reminder that a journal’s Scopus status can change before publication or indexation.
Journals We Flagged — Now Officially Excluded
Two journals removed in July had already appeared in our Journals Losing Scopus Indexation series.
Veredas do Direito
We flagged this journal in the Second Edition after identifying several serious warning signs and assigned it a 100% probability of Scopus removal. The July update confirmed the prediction. Read the full analysis →
Journal of Daoist Studies
This journal appeared in our Fifth Edition, where we also assigned it a 100% probability of removal based on the risks identified during our analysis. Scopus removed it in the same month. Read the full analysis →
Across five editions of the series, we identified 21 high-risk journals. Ten have already been officially excluded from Scopus.
Official List of Journals Excluded from Scopus — July 2026
8 journals were permanently discontinued. 6 were excluded under Journal Change Policy. All 14 titles are now removed from the Scopus database.
ISSN: 2241-4487 | E-ISSN: 1792-8036
- Publisher: Dr D. Pylarinos
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
- Journal website: View
ISSN: 0393-3660 | E-ISSN: 1827-1812
- Publisher: Edizioni Minerva Medica
- Country: Italy
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
- Journal website: View
ISSN: 2046-0546 | E-ISSN: 2046-0554
Publisher: International Information and Engineering Technology Association (IIETA)
- Reason: Journal Change Policy
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website (current): View
- Journal archive (IIETA): View
E-ISSN: 2224-498
- Publisher: Hysen Mankolli
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website: View
ISSN: 2398-2640 | E-ISSN: 2398-2659
Publisher: International Information and Engineering Technology Association (IIETA)
- Reason: Journal Change Policy
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website (current): View
Journal archive (IIETA): View
ISSN: 2381-4381 | E-ISSN: 2381-4403
- Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website: View
ISSN: 2058-8305 | E-ISSN: 2058-8313
Publisher: International Information and Engineering Technology Association (IIETA)
- Reason: Journal Change Policy
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
- Journal website (current): View
Journal archive (IIETA): View
E-ISSN: 3079-5354
- Publisher: Smart Technologies Academic Press
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website: View
ISSN: 1941-5516 | E-ISSN: 1941-5524
- Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
- Reason: Journal Change Policy
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website: View
This journal was analysed in the Fifth Edition of our Journals Losing Scopus Indexation series — removal was predicted with 100% probability. Read the analysis →
ISSN: 2247-8051 | E-ISSN: 2247-806X
- Publisher: Editura Universitatii din Pitesti
Country: Romania
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website: View
Archive: View
ISSN: 1805-3610 | E-ISSN: 1805-3629
- Publisher: Brno University of Technology
Country: Czech Republic
- Reason: Journal Change Policy
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal archive: View
ISSN: 1856-4550
- Publisher: Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website: View
ISSN: 2239-1959 | E-ISSN: 2239-7221
- Publisher: Franco Angeli Edizioni
- Country: Italy
- Reason: Discontinuation
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
Journal website: View
ISSN: 1806-3845 | E-ISSN: 2179-8699
- Publisher: Editora Dom Helder
- Country: Brazil
- Reason: Journal Change Policy
- Scopus profile: View in Scopus
- Journal website: VIew
This journal was analysed in the Second Edition of our Journals Losing Scopus Indexation series — removal was predicted with 100% probability. Read the analysis →
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July’s removals came without warning. For researchers working toward degree requirements, faculty promotion, or institutional accreditation — a journal removed after submission can invalidate months of work and carry direct professional consequences.
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Conclusion
July 2026 is not an outlier. It is another confirmation that Scopus actively reviews its database — and does not warn authors when it removes a journal.
Eight journals were permanently discontinued. Six were excluded for editorial policy changes that took them outside Scopus compliance. Together, fourteen titles from more than ten countries are now gone — affecting every author who submitted to them without knowing what was coming.
The practical consequences remain the same:
– Articles submitted or accepted before a journal’s removal may not be credited toward degree or certification requirements;
– Publication in a removed journal can be grounds for rejection during dissertation defence;
– Grants and academic positions tied to Scopus publications are also at risk.
In the first seven months of 2026, Scopus has removed 81 journals. At this pace, 2026 is on track to set a record for annual deindexations. The question for every researcher is no longer whether journals get removed — it is whether the journal you are targeting right now is already under review.
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