When you submit an article to one of the Scopus ranked journals, it undergoes a thorough review before it is seen by the editor-in-chief and the review process begins. According to statistics, at Elsevier, usually about 50% of articles do not even reach this stage
The Hirsch index is a key indicator of an author's credibility. The determining factors for increasing the Hirsch index are: article topic, market research, co-authorship, self-citation, advertising
Based on the May 2023 database checks, 4 scientific publications were excluded. This is a relatively large number considering the monthly exclusion dynamics