: I believe Google's primary goal when analysing rel=prev and rel=next link elements is to (usually) return the first page of a series in the SERPs, and to avoid returning multiple results from

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I believe Google's primary goal when analysing rel=prev and rel=next link elements is to (usually) return the first page of a series in the SERPs, and to avoid returning multiple results from the same series of paginated pages.

It should be noted that:


rel=”prev” and rel=”next” act as hints to Google, not absolute directives.


And...


When implemented incorrectly, such as omitting an expected rel="prev"
or rel="next" designation in the series, we'll continue to index the
page(s), and rely on our own heuristics to understand your content.


Source: googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/pagination-with-relnext-and-relprev.html
So, in your case, by omitting rel="next" it might have a slight effect (in Google's efficiently in understanding your pagination), but they should be able to deal with it IMO.

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