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Data sources & attribution

Academint's journal verification tool aggregates publicly available data from established scholarly databases. We credit every source below. Data is provided for informational purposes only — always confirm a journal's status with the primary source before submitting your work.

OpenAlex

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What we use: Official journal websites, country, subject areas, and open-access status.

CC0 1.0 (public domain).

DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

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What we use: Open-access status and indexing for vetted open-access journals.

Journal metadata released under CC0 1.0 (public domain).

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

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What we use: SJR quartile (Q1–Q4), h-index, and subject categories.

Made available by SCImago under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license. SJR is derived from Scopus data.

Scopus Source List

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What we use: Scopus indexing status and coverage years.

Data obtained from the Scopus Source List (scopus.com/sources), published by Elsevier B.V., and used for academic, non-commercial purposes with attribution — no license required, per Elsevier. Scopus® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V.

ABDC Journal Quality List

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What we use: ABDC rating (A*, A, B, C) for business and management journals.

Web of Science — Master Journal List

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What we use: Whether a journal is listed in the Web of Science Core Collection and which indexes cover it (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI). We do not store Journal Impact Factor or JCR metrics — link out to verify those directly.

Web of Science™ is a trademark of Clarivate.

Non-affiliation & trademarks

Academint is an independent platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or partnered with Elsevier B.V., Clarivate, SCImago, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), or the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC).

Scopus® and the Scopus Source List are trademarks of Elsevier B.V. Web of Science™ is a trademark of Clarivate. SCImago Journal Rank, DOAJ, and the ABDC Journal Quality List are the property of their respective owners. All product names, trademarks, and registered trademarks are used here for factual, descriptive purposes only (nominative fair use) and remain the property of their respective holders.

Accuracy & freshness

Our records are compiled from periodic snapshots of the sources above and may not reflect real-time changes. Indexing status, quartiles, and coverage can change. We make no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any record. Before submitting a manuscript or making any decision, always verify a journal's current status directly with the primary database and the journal's official website. To report an error, use the comment section on any journal page.

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