Credits & Attributions

Curated datasets

Curated JCR journal extract

public/journals.json

5,000 rows

Curated

Powers the Journal Advisor search, filter, quartile derivation, and shortlist.

Fields: journal title, abbreviation, rank, ISSN/eISSN, impact factor, search text

Top-tier journal directory

src/lib/journalData.ts

Premier titles

Curated

Powers the Resources page curated directory and ranking filters.

Fields: title, discipline, Scopus/WoS quartile, ABDC/CORE/AJG rank, JIF, CiteScore, ISSN

Uploaded source artefacts

lovable_journals_curated.csv / .json

Curated export

Curated

Initial curated extract that was cleaned, de-duplicated, and bundled as the Advisor dataset.

Fields: title, rank, impact factor, ISSN and related metadata

Integrity & verification tools

Journal Trends

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Source: India Research Watch / open-source viewer

Cross-references OpenAlex metadata with PPS integrity flags, volume spikes, and contributor concentration signals.

In this app: Used in the JournalTrendsPanel to let scholars look up an ISSN before committing to a target journal.

OpenAlex

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Source: OurResearch

Open bibliographic database of scholarly works, authors, venues, and institutions.

In this app: Referenced as the underlying bibliographic data layer for Journal Trends signal overlays.

Problematic Paper Screener (PPS)

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Source: Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov (2022)

Detects tortured phrases, citejacking, and other integrity anomalies in published papers.

In this app: Flagged in the JournalTrendsPanel as a signal to interpret alongside publisher checks.

Ranking & indexing sources

Scopus / SCImago

CiteScore, quartile, and subject classification

Web of Science Master Journal List

Impact factor, SCI/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI coverage

DOAJ + SHERPA/RoMEO

Open-access status, APC, and funder compliance

Beall's List + COPE Registry

Predatory-journal risk and publisher membership screening

PubMed / MEDLINE

Biomedical and clinical indexing status

IEEE / ACM / AJG lists

Domain-specific quality rankings

Application components

InputsExplainer

Wizard intake

Explains how discipline, methodology, constraints, abstract, and quality signals feed the recommendation engine.

StepRail

Navigation

Visual progress indicator for the 8-step journal-fit wizard.

SourcesGrid

Reference list

Highlights the key indexing, ranking, and integrity databases scholars should verify against.

JournalTrendsPanel

Integrity cross-check

Provides an ISSN lookup entry point and explains the signal-based warning framework.

Recommender engine

Scoring & strategy

Deterministic multi-dimensional fit scoring that produces archetypes, warnings, and a tailored submission strategy.

Cover Letter Generator

Submission support

Templated cover letter assembled from the scholar's paper title, editor, core finding, novelty, and co-authors.

Reference artefacts

journal-selector-lovable-prompt.md

Project brief — Original prompt that scoped the journal selector, advisor workflow, and credit-efficiency constraints.

journal_match_app_flow.html

UX flow — Visual flow reference for the journal-match wizard and navigation structure.

workbook_profile.json

Data profile — Metadata profile describing the original workbook structure used to plan the curated extract.

This app is a decision-support tool for PhD scholars, not a journal recommendation service. Journal names, rankings, and impact factors change over time. Always verify live data on the publisher's website, Clarivate Master Journal List, Scopus Sources, DOAJ, and COPE before submitting.