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Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (SH&SS)

ISSN 0972-1401 · Indian Institute of Advanced Study · http://journal.iias.ac.in/ojs/index.php/shss
Journal Trust Rating D · 45/100 — Weak — major gaps or warning signs · checked 20 October 2026, 13:20 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance13 / 25 (3 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity25 / 2525
Technical standing0 / 20 (10 unchecked)20
Preservation & access3 / 15 (6 unchecked)15
Reach & citation4 / 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 HTTPSWARN 2/3HTTP 200 in 2.6s — not HTTPSjournal.iias.ac.in
Editorial board / editor named on the siteOK 4/4editorial board page or section foundjournal.iias.ac.in
ISSN displayed on the siteOK 3/3ISSN appears on the homepagejournal.iias.ac.in
Contact address / email publishedOK 2/2contact foundjournal.iias.ac.in
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Indian Institute of Advanced Studyportal.issn.org
Peer-review policy publishedOK 7/7peer-review policy foundjournal.iias.ac.in
Publication ethics / malpractice policyOK 6/6ethics policy foundjournal.iias.ac.in
Plagiarism screening statedOK 3/3screening statement foundjournal.iias.ac.in
No predatory-style red flagsOK 9/9none detectedjournal.iias.ac.in
Crossref member — DOIs registeredBAD 0/5journal not found in Crossref by ISSNapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completenessNA 0/6—
DOIs displayed as links on the siteWARN 0/2no doi.org links on the homepagejournal.iias.ac.in
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsWARN 0/3no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepagejournal.iias.ac.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 foundjournal.iias.ac.in
APC / fee transparencyOK 3/3fees or no-fee statement foundjournal.iias.ac.in
Open-access statementWARN 0/2no OA statementjournal.iias.ac.in
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 4/5616 works · 70 citations · h-index 3openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)WARN 0/2h-index 3openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

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