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INDIAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE

ISSN 0301-1216 · Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University · https://ijpsm.co.in/index.php/ijpsm
Journal Trust Rating D · 46/100 — Weak — major gaps or warning signs · checked 15 November 2026, 10:55 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance11 / 25 (3 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity16 / 2525
Technical standing11 / 20 (4 unchecked)20
Preservation & access3 / 15 (6 unchecked)15
Reach & citation5 / 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 1sijpsm.co.in
Editorial board / editor named on the siteOK 4/4editorial board page or section foundijpsm.co.in
ISSN displayed on the siteWARN 0/3ISSN not found on the homepageijpsm.co.in
Contact address / email publishedOK 2/2contact foundijpsm.co.in
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu Universityapi.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedOK 7/7peer-review policy foundijpsm.co.in
Publication ethics / malpractice policyBAD 0/6no ethics / malpractice statementijpsm.co.in
Plagiarism screening statedWARN 0/3no screening statementijpsm.co.in
No predatory-style red flagsOK 9/9none detectedijpsm.co.in
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/528 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)WARN 4/6abstracts 100% · licences 100% · ORCIDs 0% · references 0%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteOK 2/211 doi.org links on the homepageijpsm.co.in
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsWARN 0/3no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepageijpsm.co.in
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 statedWARN 0/4no licence statement foundijpsm.co.in
APC / fee transparencyOK 3/3fees or no-fee statement foundijpsm.co.in
Open-access statementWARN 0/2no OA statementijpsm.co.in
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/5288 works · 105 citations · h-index 4openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)WARN 0/2h-index 4openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

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