Web of Science Update

February 2026 Update: 15 Scopus, SCIE & ESCI Journals Change their Titles

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15 Scopus, SCIE & ESCI Journals Change their Titles

Several well-known academic journals indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have recently undergone title changes. These updates are important for researchers, librarians, and authors to ensure correct citations and manuscript submissions. All the journals remain indexed in their respective citation indexes (SCIE or ESCI). However, researchers … Read more

Clarivate removed Journals from Web of Science Core Collection: Feb 2026 update

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Journals removed from Web of Science Core Collection: Clarivate Feb 2026 update

Clarivate regularly updates the Web of Science Core Collection through its monthly Journal List updates. Clarivate has released its latest update on February 16, 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, … Read more

Heliyon Retractions Surge as Journal is put On Hold by Clarivate-Web of Science

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Heliyon Retractions Surge as Journal is put On Hold by Clarivate-Web of Science

An Elsevier multidisciplinary open-access journal, “Heliyon“, has retracted a significant number of research papers following an internal audit. According to Crossref data, Heliyon has retracted 246 papers so far. Year Number of Papers Retracted 2026 2 2025 199 2024 26 2023 16 2022 1 2021 2 Total 246 Heliyon considers research from all areas of the … Read more

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

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Web of Science Added and Removed Journals: January 2026 Update

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 … Read more

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

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Clarivate removed 128 Journals from Web of Science Core Collection

In 2025, Clarivate removed 128 research journals from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection. These removals span across Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). These changes are critical for researchers, authors, and institutions because the indexing status … Read more

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

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Clarivate regularly updates the Web of Science Core Collection through its monthly Journal List updates. These updates reflect journals that are newly accepted, editorially de-listed, production de-listed, or ceased due to various quality and publishing criteria. In this blog post, we summarize the changes made by Clarivate in 2025, highlighting the number of journals added … Read more