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Panels made decisions regarding level 1 and 0 classifications.

The updated user guide takes into account the new recommendations for responsible research assessment and prohibit the use of the Publication Forum classification in the evaluation of individual researchers.

The level rating of 271 journals will be downgraded from the beginning of next year.

The evaluation of the grey area journals continues at the autumn meetings of the JUFO panels. From the beginning of 2025, MDPI and Frontiers journals, where publication cannot be recommended without reservation, will be downgraded to level 0.

The Publication Forum panels have now an opportunity to upgrade book series from level 2 book publishers to level 3. The research community is asked for suggestions for level 3 book series.

Computer and information sciences panel decided to upgrade 13 conferences to level 3.

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.

Have your say on the classification of computer and information science conferences in JUFO.

The panels decided on a total of about 1500 new upgrades to levels 2 and 3. The classification of book publishers will tighten from 2024.

The preliminary classification of the Publication Forum panels is available in the JUFO portal.