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Identity
Title, ISSN, publisher and official domain are resolved before metrics are attached.
JOURNAL DUE DILIGENCE
Verify before you publish.
Check journal identity, indexing, quartiles, open-access status, cost, historical coverage, and integrity signals—with evidence.
IEEE Access2045-232210.1038/…
Quartile guide
A quick visual guide to journal quartiles.
Q1Top 25%
Q225–50%
Q350–75%
Q4Lower 25%
Quartiles are source-, category-, and year-specific. JournalProof keeps JCR/JIF, CiteScore, and SJR separate.
INTEGRITY
Scholarly Publishing Risk Registry
A documented, reviewable registry—not an automatic blacklist. Adverse public records require evidence and human review.
What JournalProof verifies
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Indexing
WoS and Scopus indexing are kept separate from DOAJ, Crossref and OpenAlex registry presence, with provenance for each.
03
Metrics
JCR/JIF, CiteScore and SJR quartiles are never collapsed into one ambiguous Q.
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Cost
APC and additional fees are timestamped and linked to evidence when available.
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Integrity
Hijack, identity, false-indexing and misleading-metric signals are checked and explained.
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History
The data model preserves historical status for publication-year verification.
PREMIUM REPORT
A documented PDF, not a screenshot.
Create a frozen, timestamped infographic report with source provenance and a QR verification link.