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Independent Journal EvaluationCitation Analytics

Evidence for journals.
Clarity for scholarship.

A research-intelligence platform for transparent journal evaluation, responsible metrics and verifiable scholarly records.

Transparent criteria Independent assessment Verifiable status
Evaluation architecture Methodology-led
Publishing integrityEditorial qualityCitation evidenceTechnical standardsResearch visibility
Evaluation tracks02
Decision modelHuman-reviewed
Find a journalSearch the SIIFI journal directory
A disciplined scholarly directory

Evaluation with a visible standard.

Two clearly identified pathways preserve selectivity while supporting responsible development across disciplines and regions.

01
Selective pathway

SIIFI Select

For journals meeting advanced requirements in governance, peer review, ethics, citation integrity and technical publishing.

  • Higher evidence threshold
  • Periodic re-evaluation
  • Full status history
Review Select criteria
02
Standard pathway

SIIFI Standard

For legitimate developing, regional, institutional, multilingual and emerging journals meeting baseline requirements.

  • Transparent baseline criteria
  • Improvement-focused review
  • Clearly labelled status
Review Standard criteria
Responsible journal intelligence

Metrics that explain—not merely rank.

SIIFI separates journal-quality assessment from citation performance and publishes the method, data period and limitations alongside every score.

Explore the methodology
Quality assessmentSIIFI Journal Quality Score

Editorial, ethical, technical and transparency criteria.

Citation indicatorSIIFI Citation Factor

Journal-level citation evidence with disclosed parameters.

How evaluation works

Automated where efficient. Human where essential.

01

Submit

Journal information, policies and supporting evidence.

02

Validate

Automated completeness, identity and duplication checks.

03

Evaluate

Structured scoring followed by independent human review.

04

Publish

Approved status, methodology version and verification record.

Publisher workspace

Manage applications, evidence and verified records.

Publisher access