On Friday evening, August 8, 2025, Scopus has published updated data on the indexing of scientific publications. The team «Academy articles» prepared this list over the weekend so that you can be the first to know about changes and beware of excluded magazines.
In the July update, four journals were officially excluded. The reasons are questionable editorial quality and so-called outlier behavior. By this term, Scopus means "abnormal journal behavior» — when its metrics or editorial processes deviate significantly from generally accepted standards.
This could be: a sharp jump in the number of citations, massive cross-citations between publications, excessive levels of self-citations, and anomalous growth in the volume of publications.
Such deviations often signal possible manipulation of metrics or violations of editorial ethics, etc.
These cases prove once again: Even well-known and indexed journals for many years are not immune from a sudden loss of status due to questionable editorial work patterns, citation manipulation, or other violations that Scopus detects during audits.
We have prepared a complete list of all four publications with brief information, links, and reasons for exclusion so you can quickly check their status:
Official list:
1. Physiotherapy Poland
ISSN: 1642-0136 | EISSN: 2084-4328.
Publisher: DJ Studio.
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behavior.
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/16355
2. Scalable Computing
EISSN: 1895-1767
Publisher: West University of Timisoara
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behavior
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100208072
3. Theranostics
EISSN: 1838-7640
Publisher: Ivyspring International Publisher
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behavior
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100207003
4. Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents
EISSN: 1724-6083
Publisher: Biolife Publisher
Official reason for exclusion: Outlier behavior
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/29572
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Conclusion:
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