Criteria for assessing a journal/periodical
A. Scientific Quality
- Percentage of original articles published in the previous year
- Scientific papers published in the previous year
- Indexation stated in the database list
B. Internationalization
- Language of article titles and abstracts
- Language of published research articles
- International Editorial Board
- Long-term collaboration with foreign reviewers
- Journal’s popularity on an international scale
C. The stability
- The frequency with which the journal publishes
- The age of the journal
D. Technical quality
- DOI number
- Internet availability
- The accessibility of information, editorial, table of contents, abstracts, full-text articles
- Tools for managing bibliographies
E. Standards
- Reviewing procedures
- Statements concerning the article’s originality
- Legal ownership of published content, copyright transfer, and so on
F. Editorial Quality
- The first page of the cover: Title, ISSN, frequency, volume / number / month / year
- Editorial information
- Contacts (editor and publisher)
- Detailed authors guidelines (instructions)
- Consistent article structure
G. Print and website score
- The quality of the images and illustrations, tables and charts, as well as how well they print in color and the paper quality.