Scientific Reports Under Review by NLM
Nature’s journal Scientific Reports has been paused from indexing in MEDLINE, PubMed, and PubMed Central while the National Library of Medicine reviews the journal. This will not affect articles that are already indexed in PubMed and/or archived in PubMed Central. Inability of articles to be archived in PubMed Central may affect your ability to comply with NIH Public Access Policy. We caution against publishing articles in Scientific Reports unless it is reinstated by the NLM.
Read more here: https://retractionwatch.com/2026/10/30/scientific-reports-pubmed-on-hold-national-library-medicine-evaluation/