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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience

ISSN 2320-7051 · Vital Biotech · http://www.ijpab.com
Journal Trust Rating D · 49/100 — Weak — major gaps or warning signs · checked 16 October 2026, 10:10 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance11 / 25 (3 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity18 / 2525
Technical standing7 / 20 (4 unchecked)20
Preservation & access6 / 15 (6 unchecked)15
Reach & citation7 / 15 (2 unchecked)15

Checks and sources

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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 0.2swww.ijpab.com
Editorial board / editor named on the siteOK 4/4editorial board page or section foundwww.ijpab.com
ISSN displayed on the siteWARN 0/3ISSN not found on the homepagewww.ijpab.com
Contact address / email publishedOK 2/2contact foundwww.ijpab.com
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Vital Biotechapi.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedOK 7/7peer-review policy foundwww.ijpab.com
Publication ethics / malpractice policyOK 6/6ethics policy foundwww.ijpab.com
Plagiarism screening statedWARN 0/3no screening statementwww.ijpab.com
No predatory-style red flagsWARN 5/9self-declared impact factorwww.ijpab.com
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/52977 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)BAD 0/6abstracts 0% · licences 0% · ORCIDs 0% · references 0%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteOK 2/23 doi.org links on the homepagewww.ijpab.com
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsWARN 0/3no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepagewww.ijpab.com
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 foundwww.ijpab.com
APC / fee transparencyWARN 0/3no statement about feeswww.ijpab.com
Open-access statementOK 2/2open access declaredwww.ijpab.com
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/52981 works · 8899 citations · h-index 25openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 25openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

The Journal Trust Rating is computed by Smart Scholars from public registries (ISSN Portal, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAlex, Keepers Registry) and the journal's own website at the time shown. It is not an impact factor and does not assess the quality of individual articles. Methodology: https://institutions.smartscholars.in/methodology.php. Verify this certificate: https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?q=2320-7051