Web of Science January 2026 Update: New Journals Added, Removed, and Ceased

Clarivate regularly updates the Web of Science Core Collection through its monthly Journal List updates.

Clarivate has released its latest update on January 19, 2026, for the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection.

In this update, several new journals are added, some journals are removed, and a few have changed their titles.

These changes are critical for researchers, authors, and institutions because the indexing status directly affects journal credibility, citation visibility, funding evaluations, and academic promotions.

Also see: Clarivate Adds and Delists Hundreds of Journals in Web of Science (2025 Update)

Summary:

  • 21 new Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) journals have been added to the Web of Science Core Collection.
  • 05 journals have been removed from the Web of Science Core Collection due to the non-receipt of content from publishers.
  • 07 journals have ceased publication.
  • The titles of 02 journals have been changed.

Also see: Clarivate removed 128 Journals from Web of Science Core Collection in 2025

List of journals added to Web of Science

The following journals are accepted into the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

Journal titleISSNeISSNPublisher nameWoS IndexCoverage change
REVISTA INTERAMERICANA DE BIBLIOTECOLOGIA0120-09762538-9866UNIV ANTIOQUIAEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY REVIEW1733-80771733-8077LODZ UNIV PRESSEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
HISTORY STUDIES1309-46881309-4173OSMAN KOSEEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY SERIES B2330-1511AMER MATHEMATICAL SOCEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY SERIES B2330-0000AMER MATHEMATICAL SOCEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
SPACE & FORM1895-32472391-7725WEST POMERANIAN UNIV TECHNOLOGY, SZCZECINEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
PRZEGLAD NAUK HISTORYCZNYCH-REVIEW OF HISTORICAL SCIENCES1644-857X2450-7660LODZ UNIV PRESSEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
SELCUK JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES2458-8377SELCUK UNIV PRESSEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND CITIES2642-66412642-6625ASMEEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
STATISTICS IN TRANSITION1234-76552450-0291POLISH STATISTICAL ASSOCEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES2769-2450WILEYEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
ENDOCRINES2673-396XMDPIEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS AND THERMAL ANALYSIS2667-3126ELSEVIEREmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
BIOMEDINFORMATICS2673-7426MDPIEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE2732-40362732-4044PLUTO JOURNALSEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
DISCOVER CHEMICAL ENGINEERING2730-7700SPRINGERNATUREEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH ADVANCES2096-99962772-4670KEAI PUBLISHING LTDEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
ORE AND ENERGY RESOURCE GEOLOGY2666-2612ELSEVIEREmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
CHEST CRITICAL CARE2949-7884ELSEVIEREmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
TRANSACTIONS IN PLANNING AND URBAN RESEARCH2754-1223SAGE PUBLICATIONS INCEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted
CAMBRIDGE PRISMS: PLASTICS2755-094XCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESSEmerging Sources Citation IndexAccepted

List of journals removed from the Collection

Journal TitleISSNeISSNPublisherWoS IndexCoverage change
AGENDA0002-0796AGENDA MAGAZINE ED CHAR TRUSTArts & Humanities Citation IndexProduction De-listing
WERKWINKEL-JOURNAL OF LOW COUNTRIES AND SOUTH AFRICAN STUDIES1896-33071896-3307SCIENDOEmerging Sources Citation IndexProduction De-listing
THEOFORUM1495-79222295-5178PEETERSEmerging Sources Citation IndexProduction De-listing
ECOS DE ECONOMIA1657-42062462-8107UNIV EAFITEmerging Sources Citation IndexProduction De-listing
MANUSCRITS-REVISTA D HISTORIA MODERNA0213-23972014-6000UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONAEmerging Sources Citation IndexProduction De-listing

Journals with Title Changes

Previous TitleNew StatusWoS IndexNotes
China Petroleum Processing & Petrochemical TechnologyTitle ChangeSCIEContinues as Carbon and Hydrogen
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids-XTitle ChangeESCIAbsorbed by Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Journals ceased from Web of Science

Ceased journals are no longer published or no longer meet WoS inclusion requirements.

Journal TitleISSNe-ISSNPublisherWoS IndexCoverage Change
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY1044-677X2165-7254NATL INST STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY-NISTScience Citation Index ExpandedCease
PARABOLA0362-15960362-1596SOC STUDY MYTH & TRADITION, INCArts & Humanities Citation IndexCease
NETNOMICS1385-95871573-7071SPRINGEREmerging Sources Citation IndexCease
ABORIGINAL POLICY STUDIES1923-32991923-3299UNIV ALBERTAEmerging Sources Citation IndexCease
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCE2353-07072353-0707SCIENDOEmerging Sources Citation IndexCease
IZA JOURNAL OF LABOR POLICY2193-90042193-9004SCIENDOEmerging Sources Citation IndexCease
SICS SOFTWARE-INTENSIVE CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS2524-85102524-8529SPRINGER HEIDELBERGEmerging Sources Citation IndexCease

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