{% extends "base.html" %} {% from "components/help_macros.html" import tooltip, help_panel, help_step, help_tip %} {% set active_page = 'journal-quality' %} {% block title %}Journal Quality - Deep Research System{% endblock %} {% block extra_head %} {% endblock %} {% block content %}

πŸ“” Journal Quality

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Quality scores for academic journals encountered in your research

{% call help_panel('journal-quality', 'Understanding Journal Quality Scores', icon='graduation-cap', collapsed=true, dismissible=true) %}
{{ help_step(1, "Automatic Scoring", "When your research encounters a journal for the first time, it is automatically scored using real bibliometric data. Scores are cached so subsequent lookups are instant.") }} {{ help_step(2, "Tiered Data Sources", "Scoring uses a tiered approach: (1) Predatory blacklist check, (2) OpenAlex snapshot with h-index data for ~217K journals, (3) DOAJ open access status, (4) LLM analysis as a last resort for unknown journals.") }} {{ help_step(3, "Quality Scale (1-10)", "9-10 = Elite (Nature, Science-level), 7-8 = Strong Q1, 5-6 = Moderate, 3-4 = Low, 1-2 = Predatory. Predatory journals are auto-removed from results.") }} {{ help_step(4, "Trust Signals", "Badges show: DOAJ listing (open access verified), DOAJ Seal (top 10%), Scopus indexing, and predatory flags.") }} {{ help_step(5, "Data Storage & Refresh (admin)", "The reference database and raw source files are stored at ~/.local/share/local-deep-research/journal_data/ on Linux/macOS, or %APPDATA%\\local-deep-research\\journal_data\\ on Windows. The data is shared across all users on this server, so a forced refresh affects everyone. To update to a newer OpenAlex snapshot: stop the server, delete the files in that directory, and restart β€” the next search or dashboard visit will re-download in the background. Typically an admin task; normal users don't need to refresh.") }}
{{ help_tip("Note: H-index has field-dependent bias β€” mathematics journals naturally have lower h-index than biomedical journals.") }} {% endcall %}
Thanks to the open-data projects powering this dashboard
All datasets are downloaded fresh from upstream β€” nothing is bundled.
Journal quality scoring is built on freely-licensed bibliographic data from OpenAlex (CC0 β€” sources & institutions), DOAJ (CC0 β€” open-access verification), JabRef abbreviations (CC0), and Stop Predatory Journals (MIT). Every dataset is fetched directly from the upstream provider on demand β€” please consider supporting them if you find this useful.
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See the How It Works tab for the full per-level breakdown.
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