JournalLens - Journal Credibility Checker

Check journal credibility scores instantly on Google Scholar, PubMed, and any webpage. Powered by JournalLens.

As of June 2026, JournalLens - Journal Credibility Checker has 4 users in the Productivity category.

Usersno change0%
4
4
Ratingno change0%
— reviews
Reviewsno change0%
Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3

History

5 snapshots

Tracking since May 11, 2026.

6.244.52.76May 11, 2026Jun 11, 2026
View as table
DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 11, 20261.0.0
May 16, 20261.0.0
May 22, 202631.0.0
May 29, 202661.0.0
Jun 11, 202651.0.0
Now41.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
https://journallens.info/*, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*, https://scholar.google.com/*, https://scholar.google.co.uk/*, https://scholar.google.de/*, https://scholar.google.fr/*, https://scholar.google.se/*, https://scholar.google.ca/*, https://scholar.google.com.au/*, https://scholar.google.co.in/*, https://scholar.google.co.jp/*, https://scholar.google.es/*, https://scholar.google.it/*, https://scholar.google.nl/*, https://scholar.google.com.br/*, https://scholar.google.ch/*, https://scholar.google.at/*, https://scholar.google.be/*, https://scholar.google.pt/*, https://scholar.google.pl/*, https://scholar.google.dk/*, https://scholar.google.no/*, https://scholar.google.fi/*, https://scholar.google.co.kr/*, https://scholar.google.com.tw/*, https://scholar.google.co.nz/*, https://scholar.google.co.za/*, https://scholar.google.com.sg/*, https://scholar.google.com.hk/*, https://scholar.google.ie/*, https://scholar.google.com.tr/*, https://scholar.google.com.mx/*, https://scholar.google.ru/*, https://scholar.google.gr/*, https://scholar.google.cz/*, https://scholar.google.hu/*, https://scholar.google.ro/*, https://scholar.google.co.il/*, https://scholar.google.com.ar/*, https://scholar.google.cl/*, https://scholar.google.co.th/*

Screenshots

JournalLens - Journal Credibility Checker screenshot 1JournalLens - Journal Credibility Checker screenshot 2JournalLens - Journal Credibility Checker screenshot 3JournalLens - Journal Credibility Checker screenshot 4JournalLens - Journal Credibility Checker screenshot 5

About

JournalLens helps researchers, students, and academics instantly verify journal credibility while browsing.

FEATURES:
- Credibility score badges on Google Scholar search results
- Credibility score badges on PubMed article and search pages
- Click any badge to see full journal details
- One-click bookmark journals to your JournalLens library
- Search any journal directly from the popup
- Scores based on multiple verified data sources (Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, Beall's List)

HOW IT WORKS:
1. Log in with your JournalLens account
2. Browse Google Scholar or PubMed as usual
3. See credibility scores appear next to every journal name
4. Click any score for more details or to bookmark

SCORING SYSTEM:
- 75-100: High Credibility - Well-established, indexed in major databases
- 50-74: Medium Credibility - Generally acceptable, some caution advised
- 0-49: Low Credibility - May be predatory or unverified

PRIVACY:
- No browsing data collected
- No data stored locally (except session auth token)
- All lookups are real-time API calls to journallens.info
- Your data never leaves the JournalLens platform

REQUIREMENTS:
- Free JournalLens account (sign up at journallens.info)
- Works with Pro and Premium accounts

Questions or feedback? Contact [email protected]

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
5.21MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
dnoaehkgemmiaabfnapadjpelddneelf
Developer ID
uec5df53cc5fe0632adf51fee3e4ea802
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 10, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 10, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 11, 2026
Website
journallens.info
Support URL

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 11, 2026.