Journals Delisted from Scopus June 2026: The Complete Official List 

Twenty-five journals in May. Twelve more in June. In two months Scopus has taken 37 titles out of its database.

The journals delisted from Scopus June 2026 come from eight countries and at least six fields — ecology, pharmacy, engineering, orthopaedics, public health and environmental studies. Eight were discontinued outright. Four were removed because their editorial policy drifted beyond what Scopus can certify.

None of the authors with a manuscript in those pipelines was notified. That is the shape risk actually takes in 2026: not an obvious predatory outlet, but a journal that was indexed yesterday and is gone today.

37 titles in two months: what June's update shows

Scopus does not run an annual purge. Its Content Selection and Advisory Board reviews titles on a rolling basis, and removals are published as they happen with a one-line reason attached.

For an author the distinction is academic. In both cases a paper published after the removal date does not count as a Scopus publication.

A journal we predicted would be removed

The Scopus Removal Candidates series tracks journals showing early warning signs before the database acts. One of June's removals was analysed in the first episode of that series:

Retos (Spain) — a physical education and sport sciences journal, flagged in Episode 1 of the series.

Three signals stood out at the time of that analysis: publication volume growing sharply within a short period, peer review timelines shortening well past the field norm, and active author recruitment through academic intermediaries. June's update confirmed the assessment.

That combination of signals is measurable, and it is what Arxivia's AI Journal Risk Analyzer checks automatically — the same reasoning, without waiting for the next episode of a monitoring series.

Full list of journals delisted from Scopus June 2026

Discontinuation — 8 journals

Journal change policy — 4 journals

Eight countries, six fields: who is affected

The geography of the journals delisted from Scopus June 2026 matters more than the raw count. Ukraine, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Spain, Iraq, Germany and the USA are all represented — and two of the twelve titles belong to the same publisher that lost a journal in the previous update.

The fields hit hardest are the ones with the highest submission pressure from early-career researchers: engineering, environmental studies and public health. These are exactly the areas where authors are most often working to a deadline and most likely to accept a fast-turnaround offer without checking the journal's current status.

Consequences for authors

• An article submitted before the removal date may not be credited toward degree or certification requirements.
• Publication in a delisted journal can be grounds for rejection during a dissertation defence.
• Grants and academic positions tied to Scopus-indexed output are affected the same way.
• The APC is not refunded because a journal lost its indexation after you paid it.

There is no appeal process for authors, and no mechanism that retroactively indexes your paper once a title has been removed.

How to verify a journal before you submit

Five minutes of checking prevents a loss measured in months:

• Open the journal's Scopus source page yourself and confirm the title is currently active.
• Compare its output over the last two years — a sudden spike is the strongest single warning sign.
• Weigh the promised review timeline against what is normal in your field.
• Be sceptical of any intermediary offering placement or guaranteed acceptance.
• Re-check the discontinued titles list every quarter, or automate it.

The AI Journal Risk Analyzer handles the assessment, and the AI Journal Matcher finds verified journals that fit your manuscript — so a removal like this one costs you a change of plan rather than a lost publication.

Conclusion

June 2026 is not an outlier. It is another confirmation that Scopus reviews its database continuously and does not warn authors when a title comes out of it. Eight journals discontinued, four removed for policy changes, twelve gone across eight countries.

Researchers who make submission decisions from current data instead of a journal's reputation from three years ago are the ones who keep their publications.

Previous update: journals delisted from Scopus in April–May 2026 — 25 titles, including three we flagged in advance.