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FULafia International Journal of Business and Allied Studies

ISSN 1116-5251 · NG
JTR D · 45/100 — Weak — major gaps or warning signs · checked 29 Oct 2026 · methodology 2026.10
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Five pillars

Identity & governance
12 / 25 · 3 unchecked
48%
Editorial integrity
21 / 25
84%
Technical standing
0 / 20 · 10 unchecked
0%
Preservation & access
9 / 15 · 6 unchecked
60%
Reach & citation
3 / 15 · 2 unchecked
20%

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Identity & governance

ISSN registered (ISSN Portal) 0/8
no record for this ISSN · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the ISSN Portal record (portal.issn.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 e35df9b73535bea138943187bf9d79c3a7158a09ff12a2ea35dac1b41deeb678) — looked for the ISSN 1116-5251 — not found
ISSN key-title matches 0/3
not checked · source ↗
Journal website live and on HTTPS 3/3
HTTP 200 in 2.2s · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “title: FULafia International Journal of Business and Allied Studies”
Editorial board / editor named on the site 4/4
editorial board page or section found · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… Peer Review Process Publication Ethics Editorial Policies Editorial Team About About the Journal Aims & Scope Guidelines for Author(s) Open Access Statement”
ISSN displayed on the site 3/3
ISSN appears on the homepage · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… Journal of Business and Allied Studies (FIJBAS), ISSN: 1116-5251 (Online) and 1116-5294 (Print), is a Journal of Business Administration Department, Faculty of Management Sciences,…”
Contact address / email published 2/2
contact found · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… published elsewhere. Authors can also submit manuscripts to fijbaseditor@gmail.com . As part of the submission procedure, it is essential for the authors to check off their submission’s compliance…”
Publisher identified 0/2
no publisher name in any registry · source ↗

Editorial integrity

Peer-review policy published 7/7
peer-review policy found · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… in FIJBAS All Special Issues Announcements Journal Policies Peer Review Process Publication Ethics Editorial Policies Editorial Team About About the Journal”
Publication ethics / malpractice policy 6/6
ethics policy found · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… Issues Announcements Journal Policies Peer Review Process Publication Ethics Editorial Policies Editorial Team About About the Journal Aims & Scope”
Plagiarism screening stated 3/3
screening statement found · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… for Author(s) Open Access Statement Peer Review Policy Plagiarism Policy Repository Policy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Article Processing Charge Indexing/Abstracting”
No predatory-style red flags 5/9
self-declared impact factor · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… ROAD, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, etc. Statistics Impact Factor: 6.853 Paper Acceptance Rate: 74% Number of Editors: 13 Make a Submission Make a Submission Open Access & Creative…”

Technical standing

Crossref member — DOIs registered 0/5
journal not found in Crossref by ISSN · source ↗
Crossref metadata completeness 0/6
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DOIs displayed as links on the site 0/2
no doi.org links on the homepage · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — looked for "doi.org/" — not found
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tags 0/3
no OAI link seen · no citation_* tags on homepage · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — looked for "/oai" (an OAI-PMH link) and "citation_" (Google Scholar tags) — not found
Registered DOIs resolve to a live page 0/2
not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOI 0/2
not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal

Preservation & access

Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives) 0/6
not checked · source ↗
Creative Commons licence stated 4/4
CC licence found · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… commitment to publish an article as gold open access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. This option requires an article publication charge (APC) of 20,000 Naira for Nigeria…”
APC / fee transparency 3/3
fees or no-fee statement found · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… Policy Repository Policy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Article Processing Charge Indexing/Abstracting Privacy Statement Contact Submissions”
Open-access statement 2/2
open access declared · source ↗
What we read on 29 Oct 2026, 13:31 IST: the journal's homepage (fijbas.org, HTTP 200, SHA-256 31a95d96d5afcdb9954145dd961a7a2f5d95cbdf5a2fed5e0623ab6c8efb7d39) — “… About About the Journal Aims & Scope Guidelines for Author(s) Open Access Statement Peer Review Policy Plagiarism Policy Repository Policy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)”

Reach & citation

Listed in DOAJ 0/6
not in DOAJ · source ↗
Indexed and cited in OpenAlex 3/5
158 works · 0 citations · h-index 0 · source ↗
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5) 0/2
h-index 0 · source ↗
Other verified index / registry listings 0/2
none recorded

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29 Oct 2026D452026.10

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