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Balkan Social Science Review

ISSN 1857-8799 · e-ISSN 1857-8772 · Goce Delchev University - Shtip · https://js.ugd.edu.mk/index.php/BSSR
Journal Trust Rating D · 52/100 — Weak — major gaps or warning signs · checked 14 November 2026, 15:45 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance14 / 25 (3 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity15 / 2525
Technical standing10 / 20 (4 unchecked)20
Preservation & access6 / 15 (6 unchecked)15
Reach & citation7 / 15 (2 unchecked)15

Checks and sources

CheckResultDetailSource
ISSN registered (ISSN Portal)BAD 0/8no record for this ISSNportal.issn.org
ISSN key-title matchesNA 0/3not checkedportal.issn.org
Journal website live and on HTTPSOK 3/3HTTP 200 in 0.8sjs.ugd.edu.mk
Editorial board / editor named on the siteOK 4/4editorial board page or section foundjs.ugd.edu.mk
ISSN displayed on the siteOK 3/3ISSN appears on the homepagejs.ugd.edu.mk
Contact address / email publishedOK 2/2contact foundjs.ugd.edu.mk
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Goce Delchev University - Shtipapi.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedBAD 0/7no peer-review policy foundjs.ugd.edu.mk
Publication ethics / malpractice policyOK 6/6ethics policy foundjs.ugd.edu.mk
Plagiarism screening statedWARN 0/3no screening statementjs.ugd.edu.mk
No predatory-style red flagsOK 9/9none detectedjs.ugd.edu.mk
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/5218 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)WARN 3/6abstracts 48% · licences 11% · ORCIDs 28% · references 48%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteOK 2/21 doi.org links on the homepagejs.ugd.edu.mk
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsWARN 0/3no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepagejs.ugd.edu.mk
Registered DOIs resolve to a live pageNA 0/2not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOINA 0/2not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal
Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives)NA 0/6not checkedportal.issn.org
Creative Commons licence statedOK 4/4CC licence foundjs.ugd.edu.mk
APC / fee transparencyWARN 0/3no statement about feesjs.ugd.edu.mk
Open-access statementOK 2/2open access declaredjs.ugd.edu.mk
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/5381 works · 733 citations · h-index 11openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 11openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

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