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How do I check if a journal is really Scopus-indexed?
Go to scopus.com/sources — the only authoritative source. Search by ISSN (not title, because predatory journals mimic names). If the journal appears with an active CiteScore, it is currently indexed. Scopus indexes about 28,000 active journals and 43,000 total source titles. A 'Scopus indexed' badge on the journal's own website is not verification. Search by ISSN (predatory journals mimic legitimate names), check coverage end dates, and treat 'under evaluation' or 'Scopus approved' as 'not indexed'.
Detail
Search by ISSN, not by name
Predatory journals often mimic legitimate journal names — 'International Journal of Advanced Research in Medicine' vs 'International Journal of Advanced Medical Research'. The ISSN is unique. Get it from the journal's masthead.
Check the coverage dates
Scopus lists coverage start and end dates. A journal indexed until 2019 but not after is not currently in Scopus — but its old badge still shows on the website. Papers published during the gap will not appear in Scopus.
Free tool: Scopus Preview
Scopus Preview at scopus.com is free and shows journal metrics without an institutional subscription. Powered by 7,000+ publisher-contributed data across 334 disciplines.
Warning signs
'Under evaluation', 'in process', 'Scopus approved' — all mean not indexed. 'Applied for Scopus indexing' means nothing. Legitimate indexing is either yes or no, checkable in one search.
What Scopus indexing does not guarantee
It is not a citation impact prediction. It is not a quality certification. It confirms only that the journal met Scopus's editorial and content standards at last review.