Is Medico-Legal Update still indexed in Scopus?

No. Medico-Legal Update appears on the Scopus discontinued titles list (August 2026 release). Final coverage in Scopus: 2020, Vol. 20, Issue 3.

Will my paper published in Medico-Legal Update still appear in Scopus?

Articles published up to the final covered issue (2020, Vol. 20, Issue 3) remain in Scopus. Articles published after that are not indexed.

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Scopus status

Status	Discontinued by Scopus
Final coverage in Scopus	2020, Vol. 20, Issue 3
ISSN / E-ISSN	0971-720X / 0974-1283
Publisher	Institute of Medico - Legal Publications Pvt Ltd
Scopus Source ID	63518
Source	Elsevier Scopus Source List — August 2026

Already published? Articles up to the final covered issue (2020, Vol. 20, Issue 3) stay in Scopus as part of the scientific record.
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