How to Check Whether a Journal Is Active or Discontinued (for SCI / Web of Science and Scopus)

1.For SCI / Web of Science Journals

Use the official Web of Science source list.

 Step-by-step

1. Go to Web of Science Master Journal List

2. Search by:

   • Journal title or

   • ISSN (recommended)

3. Check the journal status

How to understand the result

• Listed with SCIE / SSCI / AHCI / ESCI → Active

• Not found → Not indexed

• Previously indexed but removed → Discontinued

If a journal moved out of SCIE/SSCI, it may still appear as ESCI — this is still WoS but without Impact Factor.

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For Scopus Journals

Use the official Scopus Sources list.

Step-by-step

1. Open Scopus Sources

2. Search using:

   • ISSN (best method)

   • Journal title

3. Click the journal name

Check these fields carefully

• Source status

  • Active → Currently indexed

  • Discontinued → Not indexing new articles

• Coverage years

  • Example: 2015–2022 → Discontinued after 2022

Scopus clearly labels discontinued journals — no guessing needed.

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3.Very Important Notes (many people miss this)

Journal website claims are NOT reliable

• “Indexed in Scopus / SCI” (on journal site) 

• Always cross-check with official lists

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Discontinued ≠ invalid papers

• Papers published before discontinuation
  → usually remain indexed

• Papers published after discontinuation
  → NOT indexed

Always check before submission.

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