This lecture teaches different way to find HEC recognized journals with HJRS, Scopus, Web of Science etc. Watch video: https://youtu.be/n1Kjk3eIgPQ

1. Research 33. How to
Find HEC Recognized
Journals?
Dr Zafar Ullah; zafarullah76@gmail.com
Research: 33 . Code. 0082 1

2. Problem
 No knowledge about HEC recognized journals
 How to confirm genuine journal?
 Categories of journals
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3. Categories of Journals
 Nature
https://www.springernature.com/gp/librarians/products/journals/nature-research-journals
 Scopus
 Web of Science
 W
 X
 Y
 Z (Only in local languages); obsolete 3

4. Find HEC Recognized Journals
 HEC Journal Recognition System (HJRS)
 Open: https://hjrs.hec.gov.pk/
 Write Journal name
 2nd check: Write ISSN (International Standard
Serial Number)
 Get list of your discipline
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5. How to Get List of Category-wise Journals
 Discipline-wise list of journals
 Category-wise list of journals
 https://hjrs.hec.gov.pk/index.php?r=site%2Franking
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6. My Detailed List of Free Journals
● https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SFzSvxZ3aFWOYzppM7SNv84CmvBw
Ex5J/edit
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7. Scopus
● Elsevier
● Latin: Non Solus means "not alone”;
"the symbiotic relationship between publisher and scholar"
● Amsterdam, Netherlands-based academic publishing company
● Since 1880
● Abstract and citation database
● Use filters to refine further
● https://www.scopus.com/sources.uri
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8. Web of Science
● Eugene Garfield and his Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™
pioneered it.
● Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
● Publisher of Web of Science is Clarivate
● Author, title, abstract, key words,
● Coverage: 1900- till now
● 256 disciplines
● It is stricter than Scopus.
● https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results
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9. Find Suitable Journals for Your Paper
● Scopus: https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/
● Web of Science: https://mjl.clarivate.com/home?mm=
● Springer: https://journalsuggester.springer.com/
● Paste title and abstract
● Find journal
● Explore the journal in depth
● Make a list of relevant journals
● Go to the website of the journal from Web of Science because it is original.
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10. How to Judge Clone/ Fake Journals
● Search from Web of Science, not from just Google Search
● Editorial board
● Submission through a long process on the website, not an email.
● No Pakistani agent.
● No deposit in Pakistani bank.
● Review process
● Payment place
● Payment recipient
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11. Demo
 Journal name, ISSN checking
 Download list of Journals according to categories
 My list of free journals
 Find Journal for your paper/ article
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