Accounting Open, an official journal of the American Accounting Association, is providing a full Article Publishing Charge (APC) waiver for all manuscripts submitted before 31 December 2027. This means researchers can publish their work completely free of charge in a fully open-access international Elsevier journal. The information was received through an official email from Elsevier regarding the … Read more
January 2026 witnessed a significant number of scholarly retractions. According to data from CrossRef and retraction databases, 31 research articles are officially withdrawn in January 2026. These retractions span diverse fields, including biochemistry, environmental sciences, medicine, nanotechnology, computer science, and social sciences. Papers are retracted from Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, MDPI, and other publishers. Authors are … Read more
Retraction is an important way of maintaining the integrity of scholarly literature. 4,500+ Research Papers Were Retracted in 2025. The purpose is not to punish authors, but to ensure that published research remains trustworthy. Journal Editors may retract an article when they lose confidence in its results or conclusions. This blog post of PhDTalks brings … Read more
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
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
Scopus has added 127 new research journals to its index list in 2025. Scopus regularly updates its source list to include high-quality, peer-reviewed journals from across disciplines. Scopus is owned by Elsevier B.V., and Elsevier is solely responsible for the content selection policy of Scopus. To decide to accept or reject a title for Scopus, … Read more
The year 2025 witnessed a significant rise in research paper retractions across multiple disciplines, countries, journals, and publishers. Using data compiled from RetractionDatabase.org, this blog post presents a detailed study of the research paper retractions in 2025. In 2025, a total of 4,544 research papers were retracted, with China alone accounting for 40% of the … Read more
Every year, Clarivate Analytics publishes the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for journals indexed in the Web of Science. The latest JCR edition was released in June 2025. In JCR, the Web of Science Journals are provided Impact Factor and Journal Quartiles. Web of Science divides journals into four Quartiles: Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 based … Read more
Clarivate has removed 04 journals from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection in December 2025 due to quality concerns. These journals were indexed in the Emerging Science Citation Index (ESCI). The De-listed journals include PRZEGLAD ELEKTROTECHNICZNY, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS, ADVANCEMENTS IN LIFE SCIENCES, and TPM-TESTING PSYCHOMETRICS METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY. Journal Title ISSN … Read more
This blog post lists 60 fully open-access computer Science Journals that are indexed in Scopus. Some journals are also indexed in Web of Science (SCIE). All the listed journals publish open access. Many of these also publish without a publication fee. Choosing the right journal is important in the growing publishing field of Computer Science. … Read more