Is this journal safe to publish in?
Paste an ISSN or the journal's web address. In about ten seconds you get a Journal Trust Rating (A–E) built from the ISSN Portal, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAlex and the journal's own site — every line linked to its source. No list, no opinion: evidence.
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What the rating looks at
Grades: A ≥85 · B 70–84 · C 55–69 · D 40–54 · E <40 · U insufficient data. Two or more red flags cap the grade at D. Ratings are re-checked weekly for journals under watch. Full methodology →
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Two scores, two questions
The Journal Trust Rating (A–E) asks whether a journal is maintained to indexer standard today. The Journal Risk Radar (0–100) asks the other question — whether the public record shows the behaviour that precedes delisting, hijacking and retraction waves: a volume surge, citations mostly from itself, authorship moving country, a website that no longer matches the ISSN record. Fifteen written rules, every source linked.
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