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
This blog post highlights the top journals that publish research in the field of Life Sciences. Clarivate released the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) with the latest Impact Factors for Web of Science–indexed journals in June. In this post, we present Life Science journals that have an Impact Factor greater than 10. The Impact Factor is … Read more
Research publication in any manner allows for the dissemination of knowledge and increased visibility. Publication as a book chapter can be worth it, depending on individual goals. In this blog post, we will share our thoughts when it is valuable to contribute a chapter to an edited book. We will discuss the following points. Benefits … Read more
An APC Waiver allows an author to publish in an open-access journal without paying the standard publication fee. This blog post aims to list quality research journals that offers full APC waivers. Authors don’t have to pay any fee for open access publication. We always recommend our readers to publish in peer-reviewed journals indexed in … Read more
Clarivate has released the 2025 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). JCR is an annual publication by Clarivate. The JCR contains important information about academic journals including journal citations, Quartile, and impact factors. The latest Impact Factor list, a part of the Journal Citation Reports has released on 18th June 2025. The JCR is an authentic resource … Read more