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Introduction Imagine this: two research institutions. Both are government-funded, both have experienced researchers, and both have received stable funding for years. But starting in 2026, one of them will receive 48%…
Read →1. The law is already in effect—and this is serious. On February 1, 2026, Law of Ukraine No. 4742-IX “On Academic Integrity” took effect. For the first time, at the legislative level…
Read →Introduction Publications in journals indexed by the Scopus scientometric database have become an integral part of an academic career. For faculty members, researchers, and graduate students, this is not just a line on a resume—…
Read →On February 1, 2026, Ukraine’s first law regulating the use of artificial intelligence in academia at the legislative level went into effect. Let’s take a look at how this will affect…
Read →Scopus has released its latest database update—and in January 2026, seven journals lost their indexing status. Before selecting journals indexed in Scopus, it is important to understand that the journal database…
Read →Since the spring of 2025, the Ukrainian scientific community had been awaiting an update to the requirements for scholarly journals. The document was repeatedly postponed, revised, and discussed at various levels. And then, on January 30, 2026…
Read →Hello, dear colleagues! This is Vasyl Malets—director of the “Academy of Articles” and author of the analytical column “Journals That May Lose Their Scopus Indexing.” Today marks the first issue of 2026, and it will be…
Read →Introduction In 2026, the world of scientific publishing will undergo transformations comparable only to the digital revolution of the past decade. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence, the intensification of global challenges such as climate change…
Read →Official List, Current Status, and Risks for Authors: The December 2025 Scopus update turned out to be one of the most talked-about in the past year: 16 journals were marked as “Discontinued,” and one more…
Read →Official list, analytics, and risks for authors. On Thursday, December 11, Scopus released a new database update. This time, eight journals were removed from the index, and the nature of the violations…
Read →By 2026, screening for signs of artificial intelligence use had become an important part of academic integrity and the preparation of research papers for submission. At the same time, AI detectors do not provide a definitive conclusion…
Read →Publishing in Scopus-indexed journals is an important milestone for any researcher. However, in recent years, a new wave of fraud has emerged, in which even “indexed” journals can turn out to be a trap. On the surface, everything…
Read →The October update to the Scopus database served as yet another warning sign for researchers around the world. Following the September wave of removals, when popular journals in the fields of engineering and education disappeared from the database, in…
Read →Hello, dear colleagues! This is Vasyl Malets—director of the Academy of Articles and author of the column “Journals That Will Soon Lose Their Scopus Indexing.” We have prepared the fifth installment of our column…
Read →Many publishers submit their journals for indexing in Scopus and are rejected. This topic is rarely discussed openly—mainly because reliable information about the real reasons…
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