European database erih+: What do you need to know?
In their work, scientists and researchers need to be careful when searching for information and publishing articles. There are many scientometrics and abstract databases, so it is important to understand which ones are high-quality and trustworthy. What is erih+? What criteria are used to select journals for inclusion in the database? Why might a journal be excluded from the database?
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Science under control: MES, DOAJ and Ukrainian professional journals
After publishing our article about DOAJ, we received dozens of complaints and new facts concerning the directory's activities, or more precisely, the ethical boundaries of its Ukrainian division. Processes are currently underway in Ukraine that are causing concern in the scientific community: the Ministry of Education and Science is attempting to incorporate DOAJ into national legislation. Why is this happening, for what purpose, and who stands to benefit from it? Read about this and more in our new article.
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DOAJ – a useful resource or a form of academic predation?
DOAJ has long been trying to establish itself as the international standard for indexing scientific journals. But behind the loud statements, there is an increasing lack of transparency and questionable criteria for selecting and excluding journals. Is this system really trustworthy? Details in our article.
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Index Copernicus: functioning, features and evaluation of journals
Today, the scientific community has access to a large number of international databases that provide indexing of scientific journals, conference materials, and other academic publications. One such database is Index Copernicus. What are its features? How are journals evaluated? Read about this and more in our new article.
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