Transforming Research Experiences into Shared Knowledge.
ExPros is a global, researcher-driven platform dedicated to advancing transparency, credibility, and accountability in scholarly communication.
It provides a trusted space where authors, reviewers, editors, and readers share first-hand experiences with academic journals, helping the global research community make informed and ethical publishing decisions.
Researchers today face growing uncertainty when choosing journals. Misleading indexing claims, inconsistent peer-review standards, and a lack of transparency in editorial practices have made the publishing process increasingly complex. ExPros addresses these challenges by transforming collective experience into shared knowledge, building an open yet credible system that reflects the real performance and integrity of journals worldwide.
To create a transparent, evidence-based ecosystem that empowers researchers to make confident publication choices, strengthens the credibility of journals, and promotes ethical practices across scholarly publishing.
In the absence of verified, experience-based insights, researchers often rely solely on journal metrics or claims that may not represent true quality. ExPros closes this gap by bringing together verified voices from the research community.
By combining transparency, peer insights, and ethical accountability, ExPros contributes to a stronger and more trustworthy foundation for global research integrity.
- Search & Discover: Find journals by name, ISSN, or research field.
- Read Reviews: Access first-hand experiences shared by verified researchers.
- Share Your Perspective: Contribute as an author, reviewer, editor, or reader.
- Make Informed Decisions: Use collective insights to choose journals that reflect your research standards and values.
Each review adds depth to the shared understanding of journal credibility and publishing ethics, enabling the academic community to move from isolated decisions to informed collaboration.
Integrity is central to ExPros. Every review undergoes an internal quality check before being published to ensure it meets community standards and remains respectful, factual, and constructive.
- Only verified researchers, scholars, or academicians with a valid university email or ORCID ID can submit reviews.
- Reviewers may post as verified anonymous authors, editors, reviewers, or readers, with authentication handled via institutional or ORCID validation.
- The moderation process filters out threatening, defamatory, or inappropriate language, ensuring all contributions strengthen the platform’s reliability.
As a platform, ExPros maintains the highest ethical standards, upholding trust, transparency, and accountability in every interaction.
To ensure a standardised and credible foundation, ExPros initially features only journals indexed in Scopus, PubMed, or Web of Science (SCIE, SSCI, or ESCI) for which reviews can be written.
This selective inclusion guarantees that the platform begins with verifiable, high-quality sources, reinforcing accuracy, accountability, and integrity as ExPros expands its coverage across the scholarly publishing landscape.
Our vision is to establish a global, researcher-driven platform that promotes ethical publishing, informed decision-making, and collaborative transparency — strengthening the credibility of academic publishing worldwide.
Every experience shared on ExPros contributes to a more transparent, equitable, and trustworthy research environment.
By participating, you help shape the standards that define integrity in global scholarship.