About PubScope

PubScope is an academic journal intelligence platform. We help researchers find the right journal for their work, verify where a journal is indexed, and steer clear of predatory venues — using open scholarly data and AI, across 45,000+ journals from every publisher.

What you can do

AI Journal Finder

Paste your abstract and get journal matches ranked by topical fit — semantic AI search across the whole catalogue, not one publisher.

Journal Checker

Verify any journal's indexing (Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ), quartile, APC cost, open-access status, and ethics signals.

Trust Score

A transparent 0–100 score combining indexing, open-access, and ethics signals so you can judge a venue at a glance.

Predatory filtering

Questionable and inactive journals are filtered out of recommendations by default, so you don't waste a submission.

Conferences

Search and track academic conferences (CORE / CCF ranks, deadlines) alongside journals.

Compare

Put journals side by side — metrics, APC, review time, and indexing coverage.

Built on open data

We aggregate and cross-reference reputable, openly available scholarly sources. PubScope is independent and not affiliated with any of these indexers or publishers.

SCImago (SJR)DOAJOpenAlexCrossrefWeb of SciencePubMed / PMCRetraction Watch

Why we built it

Choosing where to submit is hard, and the rise of predatory journals makes it risky. Existing tools are often limited to a single publisher or hide behind paywalls. PubScope brings publisher-neutral, transparent journal intelligence to every researcher. Questions or feedback? Get in touch.