Open Access Trust Index – Helping Researchers &with Confidence.
OATI Score is an independent journal and publisher assessment framework designed to help researchers, academicians, institutions, and scholarly communities evaluate transparency, publishing practices, editorial governance, and open access compliance. Through a structured evaluation methodology, OATI Score provides a simple and reliable indicator that supports informed publication decisions.
The Open Access Trust Index (OATI) Score is a transparency-focused evaluation system developed to assist researchers in identifying journals and publishers that demonstrate responsible scholarly publishing practices.
Unlike citation-based metrics, OATI Score evaluates factors such as editorial transparency, peer-review information, ethical publishing policies, publisher disclosure, website quality, and open access compliance. The score is presented on a scale of 0.00 to 10.00, providing researchers with an easy-to-understand indicator of journal transparency and publishing reliability.
Higher score = Greater trust
Make informed decisions with a framework designed for the modern research landscape.
Transparency-Focused Evaluation
Assessment based on publicly available information and documented publishing practices.
Researcher-Centric Approach
Designed to help authors identify suitable journals before manuscript submission.
Publisher Assessment
Evaluate not only journals but also the publishers behind them.
Independent Framework
Provides informational insights to support journal selection and publishing decisions.
Easy-to-Understand Rating
A simple score ranging from 0.00 to 10.00 accompanied by rating categories.
Assessment Areas
OATI Score considers multiple indicators across the scholarly publishing ecosystem:
Check any score against our comprehensive rating scale.
| OATI Score Range | Rating |
|---|---|
| 9.00 – 10.00 | |
| 8.00 – 8.99 | |
| 7.00 – 7.99 | |
| 6.00 – 6.99 | |
| 5.00 – 5.99 | |
| 4.00 – 4.99 | |
| Below 4.00 |
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