Sources, Licencing, and Attribution

Data Sources and ​Copyright

The PJIP combines data from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive directory of academic journals. The data presented is collected from:

• Journal and publisher websites
• Submissions to our platform by journals and publishers
• SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR). Retrieved from http://www.scimagojr.com
• Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) SNIP Journal Indicators. Retrieved from https://www.journalindicators.com/downloads
• Scopus metadata via Elsevier Research Products APIs. Retrieved from https://api.elsevier.com/content/search/scopus. Access to these APIs is governed by Elsevier's policies, with free access for non-commercial users.
• Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers (Kanalregisteret). Retrieved from https://kanalregister.hkdir.no/en/informasjonsartikler/download-current-list
• Publication Forum (JUFO) from the julkaisufoorumi.fi website. Licenced under CC BY 4.0 (https://vastuullinentiede.fi/fi/sivuston-materiaalin-lisensointi)

Licencing

PJIP data is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Users should contact us ([email protected]) regarding commercial use.
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Where third-party data is subject to reuse restrictions or specific licences, users should comply with the original provider’s terms when using or redistributing that data.

​Attribution

PJIP data re-used under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence should include a link to pjip.org, link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. For example:

Data sourced from the PJIP (https://www.pjip.org), under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Open Source Software

Certain components of the PJIP platform are built on open-source software licenced under the MIT Licence. The source code for these components is accessible on our GitHub. 

Further Inquires

We are committed to transparency, open access, and the responsible reuse of research data to support the academic community. If you have any questions please reach out to [email protected]