Official list, analytics and risks for authors.
On Thursday, December 11, Scopus released a new update to the database.
This time they were removed from the indexation eight journals, and the nature of the violations shows: the system of evaluating publications is becoming stricter, and the risks for authors are more tangible.
Most of the seizures are related to Publication Concerns and Outlier Behavior indicators of editorial manipulation, opaque peer review, anomalous publication activity, or suspicious citation patterns.
It is important to note that In parallel with the list of official exclusions, there are also journals that have already lost their indexing in fact., but were not included in the public Scopus update.
That is why authors need to check the status of a publication not by Scopus announcements, but by its actual presence in the database.
👇 Below is the full analysis and conclusions of the Academy of Articles.
Five journals we warned about have been officially removed from Scopus
In the rubric "Candidates for departure from Scopus" We systematically analyze high-risk journals.
This month, Scopus excluded five publications at once, which we analyzed in detail earlier:
Forum for Linguistic Studies — issue #9
International Journal of Applied Mathematics — issue #12
TPM — Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology — issue #11
Vascular and Endovascular Review — issue #12
Educational Process: International Journal — issue #9
All five magazines had typical “red flags”:
– opaque or expedited review;
– an abnormal increase in the number of articles;
– inconsistency with the declared topics;
– suspicious citation;
– unstable or artificially inflated metric.
This is an important fact:
For 2024–2025 35 of 41 journals, which we warned about in the section Contenders, were officially removed from Scopus.
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Official list of excluded journals (December 2025)
1. Cellular and Molecular Biology
E-ISSN: 1165-158X
Publisher: Cellular and Molecular Biology Association
Reason for exclusion: Publication Concerns
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/13901
2. Forum for Linguistic Studies
ISSN: 2705-0610 | E-ISSN: 2705-0602
Publisher: Bilingual Publishing Group
Reason for exclusion: Publication Concerns
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101081861
3. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources
E-ISSN: 2581-6853
Publisher: Grassroots Institute
Reason for exclusion: Publication Concerns
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101226632
4. International Journal of Applied Mathematics
ISSN: 1311-1728 | E-ISSN: 1314-8060
Publisher: Diogenes Co. Ltd.
Reason for exclusion: Publication Concerns
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100841738
5. International Journal of Engineering, Science and Information Technology
E-ISSN: 2775-2674
Publisher: Malikussaleh University
Reason for exclusion: Publication Concerns
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101298345
6. Journal of Machine and Computing
ISSN: 2789-1801 | E-ISSN: 2788-7669
Publisher: AnaPub Publications
Reason for exclusion: Outlier Behavior
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101133571
7. TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology
ISSN: 1972-6325
Publisher: Cises srl
Reason for exclusion: not specified (probably editorial violations)
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100228948
8. European Public and Social Innovation Review
E-ISSN: 2529-9824
Publisher: HISIN
Reason for exclusion: Outlier Behavior
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101023975
Unofficial list (journals that have actually lost indexing)
1. Vascular and Endovascular Review
ISSN: 2516-3299 | E-ISSN: 2516-3302
Publisher: Scarlet Publishing Solutions
Status: the publication disappeared from Scopus without official notification
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101092538
2. Educational Process: International Journal
ISSN: 2147-0901 | E-ISSN: 2564-8020
Publisher: University Park
Status: indexing has been discontinued, the publication is no longer displayed in Scopus
Link to the journal in Scopus:
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101041842
Analytical conclusions
The December update demonstrates several important trends:
1. Scopus strengthens control
Publishers with opaque policies, expedited review, or suspicious citations are under constant scrutiny.
2. Some magazines are being discontinued without official announcements
Therefore, authors may only learn about deindexation after losing their articles.
3. Risk prediction becomes critical
Our data confirms: analysis of metrics, review practices and journal behavior allows you to predict exceptions long before the database is updated.
4. Loss of indexing = loss of results
Publication in a risk journal can cost:
– unregistered article;
– problems with certification;
– loss of time;
– repeated costs for a new publication.
What should authors do?
✔️ Always check journal indexing before submitting
Do not focus on the journal website, only on Scopus data.
✔️ Analyze the history and behavior of the publication
Sharp jumps in publications, new publishers, a strange review mean red flags.
✔️ Work only with reliable journals and expert support
No responsible author can do without system analytics today.
Conclusion
The December Scopus update clearly showed:
There are no longer any “safe havens” in the modern scientific environment.
Even journals that have been considered stable for years are excluded.
Choosing a journal yourself is increasingly becoming a risk that can cost:
lost indexation;
uncredited publication during certification;
refusal to defend a dissertation;
problems with grant applications;
loss of a year of work.
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