The level rating of 271 journals will be downgraded from the beginning of next year.
The steering group of the Publication Forum decided on 9.12.2024 to downgrade 271 journals from MDPI and Frontiers to level 0 from the beginning of 2025. The list of journals that will be downgraded can be found here:
The decision is based on the steering group's policy from 30.9.2024 to downgrade grey area journals from MDPI and Frontiers to level 0 from the beginning of 2025, excluding journals the panels suggested to keep at level 1 at their autumn meetings. Based on the panels' suggestions, 16 MDPI and 22 Frontiers journals will remain at level 1.
The research community can give feedback on the level ratings of publication channels through the JUFO portal. It is possible to suggest journals downgraded to level 0 back to level 1 by making a level amendment proposal. The proposals must be justified and the justifications should not be based solely on impact factors. The panels go through proposals regularly.
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