Scopus regularly evaluates journals based on Publication ethics, Peer-review standards, and Compliance with indexing criteria. When a journal no longer satisfies these standards, it may be removed from the Scopus database.
The latest update was released on 12 July 2026. Scopus removed 12 research journals from its indexed list. Moreover, new journals have also been added to the Scopus journals list.
In 2025, 56 journals were removed from the list. Moreover, 25 research journals were discontinued in the June 2026 Update.
Articles published after the discontinuation year will not be indexed in Scopus. Authors are advised to check the Scopus indexing before publication.
This latest update includes journals from engineering, environmental sciences, pharmacy, public health, mathematics, and natural sciences.
List of Journals Discontinued
Ecological Safety and Balanced Use of Resources
Publisher: Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas
ISSN: 2415-3184
E-ISSN: 2522-9508
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 16, Issue 2
Last Indexed Pages: 151–162
Ingegneria Sismica
Publisher: Medinlin Soft
ISSN: 0393-1420
E-ISSN: 3103-3997
Indexation Change: Journal Change Policy
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 42, Issue 4
Last Indexed Pages: 111–126
International Journal of Aquatic Research and Environmental Studies
Publisher: Green Wave Publication
ISSN: Not Available
E-ISSN: 2980-7840
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1
Last Indexed Pages: 501–515
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
Publisher: Taylor’s University
ISSN: 1823-4690
E-ISSN: Not Available
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 21, Issue 2
Last Indexed Pages: 717–729
Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization
Publisher: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences
ISSN: 1547-5816
E-ISSN: 1553-166X
Indexation Change: Journal Change Policy
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 22, Issue 5
Last Indexed Pages: 2272–2300
Natural Product Research
Publisher: Informa: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1478-6427
E-ISSN: 1478-6419
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 40, Issue 8
Last Indexed Pages: 2286–2290
Pain, Joints, Spine
Publisher: Zaslavsky Publishing House
ISSN: 2224-1507
E-ISSN: 2307-1133
Indexation Change: Journal Change Policy
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 15, Issue 4
Last Indexed Pages: 211–222
Pharmazie
Publisher: Avoxa – Mediengruppe Deutscher Apotheker GmbH
ISSN: 0031-7144
E-ISSN: Not Available
Indexation Change: Journal Change Policy
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 80
Last Indexed Pages: 175–187
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
Publisher: HARD Publishing Company s.c.
ISSN: 1230-1485
E-ISSN: 2083-5906
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 35, Issue 1
Last Indexed Pages: 1487–1501
Retos (Spain)
Publisher: Federación Española de Docentes de Educación Física – JURUFRA
ISSN: 1579-1726
E-ISSN: 1988-2041
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 68
Last Indexed Pages: 1132–1139
Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences
Publisher: Tikrit University
ISSN: 1813-162X
E-ISSN: 2312-7589
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 32, Issue 4
Last Indexed Pages: Article 2717
Universal Journal of Public Health
Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing
ISSN: 2331-8880
E-ISSN: 2331-8945
Indexation Change: Discontinued
Last Indexed Volume/Issue: Volume 13, Issue 4
Last Indexed Pages: 1076–1082