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Academic Publishing Facts Platform

The global publishing decision layer — dated facts, no judgments

Facts and indicators about academic journals from named sources, produced automatically with their dates — information, not judgements.

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Basic facts about every journal are open to everyone; PublishLens indicators, evaluation, time series, alerts and comparison open after you sign in and accept the Terms of Use.

What you will find inside

The previews below are illustrative, with fictitious data — no real journal is shown.

A searchable, filterable journal directory

Search by title, ISSN or subject; filter by indexing, access, language and country. Every value is attributed to its source with its capture date.

Search by journal title or ISSN…
Indexing: DOAJAccess: openLanguage: English

  • Nature

    ISSN 0028-0836 · Nature Portfolio

    PubMedMEDLINE

  • The Lancet

    ISSN 0140-6736 · Elsevier BV

    PubMedMEDLINE

  • أبيدوس

    ISSN 2636-3852 · Sohag Uniersity, Faculty of Archaeology

    DOAJ
Real facts from the directory — dated as captured, no status or score

A journal card with sourced facts and dated indicators

Indexing status, publisher, publication charges, stated review speed, and PublishLens estimates under a published methodology — with a “report an error” link on every item.

Scientific Reports

ISSN 2045-2322 · Nature Portfolio

  • Indexed in: MEDLINE · DOAJ · PubMed — Source: MEDLINE (NLM), DOAJ, PubMed (NLM) · snapshot 2026-09-30Report an error
  • Declared APC: 2,490 EUR — Source: DOAJ · snapshot 2026-09-30Report an error
  • Declared review time: 20 weeks — Source: DOAJ · snapshot 2026-09-30Report an error
Real facts from the directory — dated as captured, no status or score

Follow journals and get an email on any change

Add journals to your watchlist and receive an email when indexing, charges or indicators change — immediately or as a daily/weekly digest, per your settings.

Sample Journal of EngineeringDaily digest · 3 changes
  • DOAJ indexing status changed — snapshot 2026-09-02Sent to your email
  • Publication charge updated — source: DOAJ · snapshot 2026-09-05Sent to your email
  • PCI estimate recomputed — 2026-09-01Sent to your email
Illustrative example — fictitious data, not a real journal

Side-by-side comparison

Compare up to three journals in one grid: indexing, access, charges, indicators, and the date the sources were last read.

Sample Journal of Medical Sciences
Sample Journal of Engineering
Sample Journal of the Humanities
Indexing
DOAJ
DOAJ
—
Access
Open
Hybrid
Open
Charges
1,200 USD
0
800 USD
PCI (estimate)
2.4
1.1
0.8
Last read
2026-09-05
2026-09-05
2026-09-04
Illustrative example — fictitious data, not a real journal

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    We read the sources automatically every day and send you what changed — with no human editing.

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Everything shown here is produced automatically from named sources (DOAJ, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed, the Norwegian register) as of its capture date, with no human editing. Facts appear as recorded at the source; derived scores (PCI, PTD, PublishLens score) follow a published methodology. Not a judgement on the journal, not an official accreditation, not advice.

Sources: Built on DOAJ, OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and the Norwegian register — dated, verifiable data, read automatically.

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