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McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal

McGill University Library · Canada · Est. 2006

ISSN1718-0775eISSN1718-0783
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
37
/ 100
Limited verification
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Norwegian Register Level 152
⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15
Total37
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
Removed from DOAJ (2017-02-07). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
H-Indexi
5
Total Worksi
223
Total Citationsi
153
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.11
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal offers undergraduate students from any university the opportunity to publish their findings to the research community. We publish research articles and review papers – interest pieces should be directed towards our blog, The Abstract. All articles are peer-reviewed by two or more professors or graduate students from the relevant field; all pieces also undergo rigorous style and copy-editing by our editorial board. Above all, we seek to publish well-written articles demonstrating scientific acumen as well as accessibility to the general scientific readership. We encourage authors to write engaging manuscripts and limit technical jargon.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Frequencyyearly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications223
OA Since2022
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
McGill University Library
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1718-0775 / 1718-0783
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
Yes
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
7
6
2019
12
4
2020
13
9
2021
12
10
2022
9
14
2023
10
6
2024
36
0
2025
36
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Climate change and permafrostArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsBehavioral Health and InterventionsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesVisual perception and processing mechanismsMemory and Neural MechanismsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsStress Responses and Cortisol

Frequently asked questions about McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal

Is McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal a predatory journal?

McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-02-07). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in DOAJ. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal?

McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.11.

Is McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal?

The journal offers undergraduate students from any university the opportunity to publish their findings to the research community. We publish research articles and review papers – interest pieces should be directed towards our blog, The Abstract. All articles are peer-reviewed by two or more professors or graduate students from the relevant field; all pieces also undergo rigorous style and copy-editing by our editorial board. Above all, we seek to publish well-written articles demonstrating scientific acumen as well as accessibility to the general scientific readership. We encourage authors to

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