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PubMed Indexing of Scientific Reports Halted Amid Journal Reevaluation
The Brief
- The US National Library of Medicine has paused indexing of Scientific Reports articles in MEDLINE.
- The pause is linked to a review of the journal.
- The source reports the halt as a reevaluation of the journal.
Why it matters
Articles from Scientific Reports may not appear in MEDLINE while indexing is paused, which can affect how readers and researchers find them through PubMed.
Who’s affected
- researchers who publish in or search Scientific Reports
- librarians and institutions that rely on MEDLINE indexing
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The US National Library of Medicine has paused indexing Scientific Reports articles in MEDLINE while it conducts a review of the journal.