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Annals of Library and Information Studies

ISSN 0972-5423 · e-ISSN 0975-2404 · CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR) · https://or.niscpr.res.in/index.php/ALIS
Journal Trust Rating D · 49/100 — Weak — major gaps or warning signs · checked 07 November 2026, 10:05 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance11 / 25 (3 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity9 / 2525
Technical standing7 / 20 (4 unchecked)20
Preservation & access9 / 15 (6 unchecked)15
Reach & citation13 / 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 1.3sor.niscpr.res.in
Editorial board / editor named on the siteOK 4/4editorial board page or section foundor.niscpr.res.in
ISSN displayed on the siteWARN 0/3ISSN not found on the homepageor.niscpr.res.in
Contact address / email publishedOK 2/2contact foundor.niscpr.res.in
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR)api.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedBAD 0/7no peer-review policy foundor.niscpr.res.in
Publication ethics / malpractice policyBAD 0/6no ethics / malpractice statementor.niscpr.res.in
Plagiarism screening statedWARN 0/3no screening statementor.niscpr.res.in
No predatory-style red flagsOK 9/9none detectedor.niscpr.res.in
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/5243 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 2/210 doi.org links on the homepageor.niscpr.res.in
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsWARN 0/3no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepageor.niscpr.res.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 statedOK 4/4CC licence foundor.niscpr.res.in
APC / fee transparencyOK 3/3fees or no-fee statement foundor.niscpr.res.in
Open-access statementOK 2/2open access declaredor.niscpr.res.in
Listed in DOAJOK 6/6listeddoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/5956 works · 4130 citations · h-index 23openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 23openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

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