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Sign Systems Studies

ISSN 1406-4243 · e-ISSN 1736-7409 · University of Tartu · http://www.ut.ee/SOSE/sss/index.htm
Journal Trust Rating E · 39/100 — Not recommended — critical failures or red flags · checked 12 November 2026, 14:21 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance2 / 25 (12 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity9 / 25 (25 unchecked)25
Technical standing9 / 20 (9 unchecked)20
Preservation & access6 / 15 (9 unchecked)15
Reach & citation13 / 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 HTTPSBAD 0/3HTTP 404 www.ut.ee
Editorial board namedNA 0/4site not readable
ISSN displayed on the siteNA 0/3site not readable
Contact publishedNA 0/2site not readable
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2University of Tartuapi.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedNA 0/7not checkedwww.ut.ee
Publication ethics / malpractice policyNA 0/6not checkedwww.ut.ee
Plagiarism screening statedNA 0/3not checkedwww.ut.ee
No predatory-style red flagsNA 9/9not checkedwww.ut.ee
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/5824 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)WARN 4/6abstracts 93% · licences 93% · ORCIDs 37% · references 0%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteNA 0/2site not readablewww.ut.ee
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsNA 0/3not checkedwww.ut.ee
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.ut.ee
APC / fee transparencyNA 0/3not checkedwww.ut.ee
Open-access statementOK 2/2open access declaredwww.ut.ee
Listed in DOAJOK 6/6listeddoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/5963 works · 7132 citations · h-index 34openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 2/2h-index 34openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

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