Table 1. Distribution of Scopus discontinued journals by publisher.

Publishers (n=135)

% ( n )

Academic Journals Inc. Asian Network for Scientific Information OMICS Publishing Group Medwell Journals iMedPub World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society Science Publications Academy Publisher Allied Academies Canadian Center of Science and Education International Digital Organization for Scientific Information (IDOSI) Science and Engineering Research Support Society Serials Publications (International Science Press) AMSE Press Eurojournals Inc Hikari Ltd Research India Publications Others

12.3 (39/317) 6 (19/317) 5.7 (18/317) 4.1 (13/317) 3.5 (11/317 2.8 (9/317) 2.5 (8/317) 2.2 (7/317) 1.9 (6/317) 1.9 (6/317) 1.9 (6/317) 1.6 (5/317) 1.6 (5/317) 1.3 (4/317) 1.3 (4/317) 1.3 (4/317) 1.3 (4/317) 47 (149/317)

Data are reported as percentages and fractions. Publishers with less than four Scopus discontinued journals were grouped as ‘Others’.