Is Social and Legal Studios still indexed in Scopus?

No. Social and Legal Studios appears on the Scopus discontinued titles list (August 2026 release). Final coverage in Scopus: 2025, Vol. 8, Issue 2.

Will my paper published in Social and Legal Studios still appear in Scopus?

Articles published up to the final covered issue (2025, Vol. 8, Issue 2) remain in Scopus. Articles published after that are not indexed.

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Scopus status

Status	Journal change policy
Final coverage in Scopus	2025, Vol. 8, Issue 2
ISSN / E-ISSN	2617-4162 / 2617-4170
Publisher	Lviv State University of Internal Affairs
Scopus Source ID	21101185818
Source	Elsevier Scopus Source List — August 2026

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