Publication Forum is a classification of publication channels created by the Finnish scientific community to support the quality assessment of academic research.
Sustainability to level 0 in 2023
The chairs of the Publication Forum panels have decided to downgrade Sustainability journal from level 1 to level 0 from the beginning of 2023.
Discover the new open access features of the JUFO portal
The JUFO portal now provides more diverse information about open access to channels, their Plan S eligibility and FinELib agreements. At the same time, the front page has been made clearer.
New collaboration to encourage Finnish scholarly journals to apply to Sherpa Romeo
Jisc and TSV are collaborating to encourage journals and publishers in Finland to register their open access policies in Sherpa Romeo. The collaboration runs until December 2022.
Publication Forum self-evaluation 2010-2020
The report examines the international context and organisation of the JUFO classification, the characteristics of JUFO levels as a quality indicator of universities’ publishing performance, and the trends of scholarly publishing in Finland.
How to use the Publication Forum classification responsibly
The Steering Group of the Publication Forum has updated the user guide for the Publication Forum classification. The user guide contains recommendations on the responsible use of the classification.
Final report on 2014 review of ratings in Publication Forum
The first review of ratings in the Publication Forum was completed in 2014. The report also summarizes the Publication Forum activities between 2012 - 2015.