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User guide for the Publication Forum classification has been updated

23.1.2025

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.

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Publication Forum

Changes to the classification

16.12.2024

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

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Publication Forum

Grey area journals to level 0

23.10.2024

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.

Publication Forum classification

Publication Forum

Changes to the classification of book series

14.6.2023

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.

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Publication Forum

13 conferences accepted to JUFO level 3

13.6.2023

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

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Publication Forum

Publication Forum review of ratings in 2022

26.4.2023

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.

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Publication Forum

Webinar on classification of conferences

12.4.2023

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12.4.2023

In this webinar we will present the results of a survey on classification of conferences.

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Publication Forum

Participate in the survey on conferences!

1.3.2023

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

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Publication Forum

Re-evaluation of levels 2 and 3 completed

11.1.2023

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.

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Publication Forum

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Comment on the changes to the JUFO levels 2 and 3

22.6.2022

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

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Publication Forum

Evaluations

24.8.2020

Publication Forum evaluates domestic and foreign academic publication channels. Level 1 includes peer-reviewed publication channels that are specialised in the publication of scientific research outcomes and have an editorial board of experts of the

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Publication Forum

User guide for the Publication Forum classification 2019

24.5.2019

The Publication Forum is a publication channel classification system implemented by the Finnish scientific community that supports the evaluation of the quality of research output.

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Responsible Research