How venues are ranked
There is no single ranking of venues. Fields use different systems, and the same journal can look very different depending on which one you read. These pages explain the common ones in plain terms.
- What CORE conference ranks mean (A*, A, B, C)
How the CORE conference ranking for computer science works, what A*, A, B and C mean, and how to use it.
- What CCF classes mean (A, B, C)
The China Computer Federation's recommended list of computer-science conferences and journals: what classes A, B and C mean.
- What a journal's h-index means
The h-index of a journal or conference: how it is computed, why it favours old and large venues, and how to compare it fairly.
- Two-year mean citedness, and how it relates to the impact factor
What OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness measures, how it compares with the Journal Impact Factor, and its limits.
- What SJR quartiles (Q1 to Q4) mean
SCImago Journal Rank and its quartiles: how Q1 to Q4 are assigned per subject category and why a journal can hold several.
- National journal lists: Norway, Finland, Brazil and others
How national publication lists such as Norway's register (levels 1 and 2), Finland's JUFO (0 to 3) and Brazil's Qualis rate journals.