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Journals removed from DOAJ appearing within SCImago's ranks: A study of excluded journals
Author(s) -
Sun Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1002/leap.1216
Subject(s) - directory , scopus , selection (genetic algorithm) , computer science , rank (graph theory) , trustworthiness , quality (philosophy) , process (computing) , world wide web , information retrieval , medline , political science , internet privacy , law , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology , combinatorics , artificial intelligence , operating system
Researchers applauded Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)’s new selection criteria that removed many existing journals from its index because they are ‘Not Adhering to Best Practice’. However, many of these journals have acceptable scholarly quality. The present study compares such removed journals to a trustworthy bibliometric database, SCImago Journal & Country Rank (the Scopus Database). It finds many overlaps. Some of the overlapping journals have a high score in the SCImago ranks. This paper calls for a more transparent process of journal reviews by DOAJ or even a re‐examination of the selection criteria and/or the evaluation process.