Publication Forum is a classification of publication channels created by the Finnish scientific community to support the quality assessment of academic research.
Participate in the evaluation of academic publication channels!
Publication Forum invites the research community to participate in the re-evaluation of levels 2 and 3. The re-evaluation will be carried out in 2022.
Updates to the classification criteria
The Publication Forum Steering Group has updated the instructions and evaluation criteria for classification of publication channels. Updates will take effect from the beginning of 2022.
Publication Forum Panels for term 2022-2025
The Publication Forum Steering Group appointed new panels for the term 2022-2025 on 18th October 2021. A total of 296 experts were appointed for the panels.
Publication Forum self-evaluation 2010-2020
The report examines the international context and organisation of the JUFO classification, the characteristics of JUFO levels as a quality indicator of universities’ publishing performance, and the trends of scholarly publishing in Finland.
How to use the Publication Forum classification responsibly
The Steering Group of the Publication Forum has updated the user guide for the Publication Forum classification. The user guide contains recommendations on the responsible use of the classification.
Final report on 2014 review of ratings in Publication Forum
The first review of ratings in the Publication Forum was completed in 2014. The report also summarizes the Publication Forum activities between 2012 - 2015.