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1 · Journal identification

Journal title *

Journal title is required.

Title abbreviation

Year of first issue *

Enter a valid year.

Print ISSN

Format: 1234-5678

Electronic ISSN *

A valid e-ISSN (1234-5678) is required.

Publisher name *

Publisher is required.

Publisher country *

Select a country.

Publication frequency *

Select a frequency.

Journal website URL *

A valid URL is required.

Contact e-mail (your account) *

Your account's address, confirmed by mail: the receipt and every stage e-mail go here. To use another address, sign in with an account at that address.

Full-text language(s) *

Required.

Primary subject area *

Select a subject.

Aims & scope (max 600 characters) *

Please describe the journal's scope.

2 · Editorial information

Editor-in-chief — full name *

Required.

Editor-in-chief — affiliation *

Required.

Editor-in-chief — ORCID ID

Editorial board page URL *

A valid URL is required.

Editorial board size *

Required (min. 3).

Board members from other countries

Counts toward group D (internationalization).

Editorial board members — name, institution, country, ORCID ID

One member per line: Name; Institution; Country; ORCID ID, separated by semicolons. Leave the ORCID ID out for a member who has none. Give only what your board page already publishes. Counts toward groups A and D (who the board are, how many work outside the publisher's institution, how many countries they come from); left empty, evaluators read the board page and may ask you for it.

One member per line: Name; Institution; Country; ORCID ID.

Peer review model *

Select a model.

Average weeks from submission to first decision

Approx. acceptance rate (%)

Author guidelines URL *

A valid URL is required.

Articles published last calendar year *

Required.

Reviewers in database (approx.)

Reviewers by country, last two years

One country per line, with the number of reviewers from it who completed a review in the last two years. Counts toward group D (how many countries the reviewers come from).

One country per line, with a number: e.g. Türkiye: 42.

Articles by the journal's own people — a sample

From the last two complete issues (at least 20 articles together): which issues, how many articles, and how many have an author who is an editor, a board member or a reviewer of the journal, or who works at the publisher's own institution. Counts toward group A.

3 · Access model & technical infrastructure

Access model *

Select an access model.

APC amount (USD, 0 if none)

Must match the amount stated on your website.

Content license *

Select a license.

Copyright holder

Plagiarism screening tool *

Select an option.

Similarity threshold (%)

The similarity score above which a manuscript is returned or rejected. State the same figure as your plagiarism policy page: group A is scored from what that page says.

Enter a percentage from 0 to 100, or leave it empty.

DOI prefix (if registered)

Online submission / editorial system URL

Where authors submit and reviewers work, e.g. the journal's OJS, ScholarOne or Editorial Manager page. Counts toward group C.

Enter a valid URL (https://…), or leave it empty.

Digital archiving / preservation LOCKSS CLOCKSS Portico PKP Preservation Network National library deposit

ORCID IDs collected from authors?

OAI-PMH endpoint URL (if any)

Usage statistics URL

A public page with view or download counts, per article or for the journal. Counts toward group C.

Enter a valid URL (https://…), or leave it empty.

Other indexes / databases currently listing the journal

Shown on the journal profile as a factual label. It is not scored — index coverage was removed from the rubric (KARARLAR Karar 14, errata E19) because scoring it would import another organisation’s unpublished decision into ours. Listing it here helps readers find the journal; it earns no points.

4 · Ethics & declarations

Publication ethics statement URL *

A valid URL is required.

Is the journal (or publisher) a COPE member?

Retraction / correction policy URL

Human/animal research ethics policy URL

Required for medical & life-science journals.

Declarations * I confirm all information in this application is accurate and verifiable on the journal's website. I am authorized by the publisher/editorial office to submit this application. The journal does not engage in deceptive practices (guaranteed acceptance, fake metrics, undisclosed fees, citation manipulation). I accept periodic re-evaluation and understand that indexing may be revoked if standards are no longer met. I accept the CiteLink Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

All declarations must be accepted.

5 · Review & submit

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1 · Journal identification

2 · Editorial information

3 · Access model & technical infrastructure

4 · Ethics & declarations

5 · Review & submit

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