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This is The Wikipedia CiteWatch, a bot-compiled listing of potentially cargo cult, conspiracist, denialist, fake, junk, not even wrong, obsolete, predatory, pseudoscientific, quack, or otherwise unreliable publications cited by Wikipedia through the |journal= parameter of citation templates (see this Signpost article for details). It is based on several lists of unreliable or questionable publications (such as those compiled by Jeffrey Beall, the University Grants Commission, Quackwatch, or Wikipedia editors) and currently reflects the state of Wikipedia as of 1 August 2024. See Q9 in the FAQ for the update schedule.

This list is a starting point to detect unreliable sources which are cited by Wikipedia, but it does not answer whether it is appropriate to cite them. Due to the somewhat arbitrary nature of what exactly constitutes an unreliable source, as well as imperfect matching algorithms, the list may feature publications and publishers which...

are flat-out promoting pseudo/junk scholarship or quackery
are flat-out predatory/vanity venues, with sham peer-review processes
were once-reliable, but have since been acquired by predatory publishers
were once-unreliable, but no longer engage in problematic practices
reflect the sources' good but imperfect judgment of what is unreliable
are problematic in some areas (e.g. pseudoscience), but reliable in others (e.g. news)
are problematic in some other way (e.g. circular references, or deprecated sources)
are problematic but used in an acceptable manner (e.g. primary sources about frauds)
are misclassified because of a spelling variation (red links especially)
are misclassified because of false positives, miscategorization, or flawed bot logic
are reliable, but share names with imposter publications and publishers
are about pseudoscholarship as a topic, rather than being pseudoscholarly themselves

While many, if not most, publications and publishers on this list have some questionable aspects to their publishing practices, these can still be reliable (or be otherwise acceptable) in limited circumstances. The CiteWatch cannot determine the full context in which a source is used, therefore use common sense and judgement before removing a citation from an article (see Q8 in the FAQ). When in doubt, discuss things on the article's talk page or at the reliable sources noticeboard – especially before a mass purge of a source. The Unreliable/Predatory Source Detector user script may also interest you.

Additions and removals from the listing – including false positives – can be discussed at WT:CITEWATCH. False positives can also be directly handled at WP:JCW/EXCLUDE.

Rank	Target/Group	Entries (Citations, Articles)	Total Citations	Distinct Articles	⁠Citations/article⁠
401	International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
402	International Journal of Bioassays [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Bioassays (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
403	International Journal of Biosocial Research [Quackwatch's list]	International Journal of Biosocial Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
404	International Journal of Chemical Studies [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Chemical Studies (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
405	International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security [Beall's journal list · Lying about DOAJ]	International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
406	International Journal of Computer Technology and Applications [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Computer Technology and Applications (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
407	International Journal of Computing and Corporate Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Computing and Corporate Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
408	International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
409	International Journal of Current Science [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Current Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
410	International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
411	International Journal of Emerging Engineering Research and Technology [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Emerging Engineering Research and Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
412	International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
413	International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
414	International Journal of Energy and Water Resources [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Energy and Water Resources (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
415	International Journal of Engineering Development and Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
416	International Journal of Engineering Inventions [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Engineering Inventions (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
417	International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications [Beall's journal list · Lying about DOAJ]	International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
418	International Journal of Engineering Researches and Management Studies [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Engineering Researches and Management Studies (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
419	International Journal of Enterprise Computing and Business Systems [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Enterprise Computing and Business Systems (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
420	International Journal of Environmental Science and Development [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Environmental Science and Development (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
421	International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences [Beall's journal list / update]	International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
422	International Journal of Health Sciences and Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
423	International Journal of Humanities and Social Science [Lying about DOAJ]	Center for Promoting Ideas International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
424	International Journal of Innovations in Engineering Research and Technology [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Innovations in Engineering Research and Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
425	International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
426	International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
427	International Journal of Management Research and Business Strategy [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Management Research and Business Strategy (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
428	International Journal of Management and Economics Invention [Lying about DOAJ]	International Journal of Management and Economics Invention International Journal of management and economics Invention (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
429	International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
430	International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
431	International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research [Beall's journal list / update]	International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
432	International Journal of Mosquito Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Mosquito Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
433	International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
434	International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Engineering [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Engineering (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
435	International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
436	International Journal of New Technology and Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of New Technology and Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
437	International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Phytopharmacological Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Phytopharmacological Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
438	International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
439	International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
440	International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience \| `{{doi\|10.18782}}` [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
441	International Journal of Renewable Energy Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
442	International Journal of Research GRANTHAALAYAH [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Research GRANTHAALAYAH International Journal of Research – Granthaalayah (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
443	International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
444	International Journal of Research in Computer Science [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Research in Computer Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
445	International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Research in Engineering and Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
446	International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
447	International Journal of Research in Science & Engineering [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Research in Science & Engineering (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
448	International Journal of Science Technology and Engineering [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Science Technology and Engineering (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
449	International Journal of Science and Technology [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Science and Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
450	International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Research [Beall's journal list]	International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
451	International Journal of Social Science and Humanity Research [Beall's journal list / update]	IJSSHR (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
452	International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy [Beall's journal list]	International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
453	International Letters of Natural Sciences [Beall's journal list]	International Letters of Natural Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
454	International Research Journal of Pharmacy [Beall's journal list]	International Research Journal of Pharmacy (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
455	International Review of Management and Business Research [Beall's journal list]	International Review of Management and Business Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
456	International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities [Beall's journal list]	International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
457	Journal of Academia and Industrial Research [Beall's journal list / update]	Journal of Academia and Industrial Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
458	Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
459	Journal of Applied Economics and Business [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Applied Economics and Business (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
460	Journal of Applied Nutrition [Quackwatch's list]	Journal of Applied Nutrition (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
461	Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
462	Journal of Business Studies Quarterly [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Business Studies Quarterly (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
463	Journal of Clinical and Medical Images [Beall's journal list / update]	Journal of Clinical and Medical Images (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
464	Journal of Critical Reviews [Lying about DOAJ]	Journal of Critical Reviews (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
465	Journal of Education and Social Science [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Education and Social Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
466	Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
467	Journal of English Language and Literature [Beall's journal list]	Journal of English Language and Literature Journal of English Language Literature (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
468	Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
469	Journal of Media Critiques [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Media Critiques (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
470	Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
471	Journal of Nature and Science [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Nature and Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
472	Journal of Naturopathic Medicine [Quackwatch's list]	Journal of Naturopathic Medicine (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
473	Journal of Neurology & Neuromedicine [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Neurology & Neuromedicine (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
474	Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
475	Journal of Postharvest Technology [Beall's journal list]	Journal of Postharvest Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
476	Journal of the Pancreas [Beall's journal list / update]	OMICS Publishing Group Journal of the Pancreas (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
477	Latitudes (newsletter) [Quackwatch's list]	Latitude Latitudes (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
478	Lupine Publishers \| `{{doi\|10.32474}}` [Beall's publisher list / update]	`doi=10.32474` Lupine Online Journal of Medical Sciences (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
479	Mathematical and Computational Applications [Beall's journal list]	MCA (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
480	MedCrave \| `{{doi\|10.15406}}` [Beall's publisher list]	`doi=10.15406` MOJ Clinical & Medical Case Reports (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
481	Medical Science (publisher) [Beall's publisher list]	Medicine Medical Science (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
482	Medical Veritas [Quackwatch's list]	Medical Veritas Medical Veritas: The Journal of Medical Truth (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
483	Natural Foods Merchandiser [Quackwatch's list]	Natural Foods Merchandiser (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
484	Natural News [Quackwatch's list] See WP:RSP#Natural News.	Natural News (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
485	Noetic Sciences Review [Quackwatch's list]	Noetic Sciences Review (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
486	Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal [Beall's journal list]	Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
487	Options (newsletter) [Quackwatch's list]	Option Options (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
488	Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology [Beall's journal list]	Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
489	PanAm Post [WP:RSP § Generally unreliable] See WP:RSP#PanAm Post.	PanAm Post (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
490	Pattern Recognition in Physics [Beall's journal list]	Pattern Recognition in Physics (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
491	Research Chronicler [Beall's journal list]	Research Chronicler (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
492	Research Outreach [Beall's list of vanity presses] Vanity PR magazine for academics	Research Outreach (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
493	Revista Iberoamericana de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas [Beall's journal list]	Revista Iberoamericana de las Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
494	Romanian Biotechnological Letters [Beall's journal list]	Romanian Biotechnological Letters (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
495	Scholarly Research Exchange [Beall's journal list]	Scholarly Research Exchange (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
496	SciAlert.net \| `{{doi\|10.3923}}` · `{{doi\|10.5567}}` [Beall's publisher list]	`doi=10.3923` Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
497	ScienceDomain International \| `{{doi\|10.9734}}` [Beall's publisher list]	`doi=10.9734` Journal of Scientific Research and Reports (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
498	Second Opinion [Quackwatch's list]	Second opinion Second Opinion (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
499	The Electronic Intifada [WP:RSP § Generally unreliable] See WP:RSP#The Electronic Intifada.	The Electronic Intifada (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000
500	The Onion [WP:RSP § Generally unreliable] See WP:RSP#The Onion.	The Onion (1 in 1)	1	1	1.000

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Title (bold link) : page existed at time of database dump
Title (bold underlined link) : page existed, as a disambiguation page, at time of database dump
Title (italicized link) : page existed, as a redirect, at time of database dump
Title (italicized underlined link) : page existed, as a redirect to a disambiguation page, at time of database dump
Title (regular blue link) page did not exist at time of database dump
Title (non-link) : title contains invalid characters for a Wikipedia page title
Title (redlink): A red link means the article does not currently exist. This is either because the corresponding article did not exist at the time of the dump (regular red link), or has since been deleted (red link with formatting).
In an entry like The Foobar Journal (13 in 6), the "13 in 6" means that the entry was found 13 times in 6 article. When an entry is found in 5 or fewer articles, they will be listed for convenience.

Date

Compilation last updated on 16 August 2024. The Wikipedia CiteWatch results are based on the database dump of 1 August 2024, using this configuration, with these exclusions.

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