Publication Forum is a classification of publication channels created by the Finnish scientific community to support the quality assessment of academic research.
Hijacked journals as a nuisance to the scientific community
Predatory publishers hijack journals to mislead researchers into submitting their manuscripts to a cloned journal instead of the original.
Apply to be a Publication Forum panellist!
In autumn 2024, new Publication Forum evaluation panels will be appointed for the term 2025–2028.
Classification of Routledge and Palgrave Macmillan book series
Book publishers Routledge and Palgrave Macmillan were downgraded to level 2 from the beginning of this year. However, monographs published with these publishers will remain at level 3.
Publication Forum review of ratings in 2022
In 2022, the Publication Forum expert panels carried out a re-evaluation of JUFO levels 2 and 3. This report describes the implementation and main features of the 2023 classification.
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.