G01Valid and verifiable ISSNCritical
G02Stable journal title matching ISSN recordCritical
G03Dedicated functional journal websiteCritical
G04Secure HTTPS website
G05Clear publisher legal identityCritical
G06Verifiable publisher contact informationCritical
G07Minimum publication history met
G08Published scholarly content availableCritical
G09Public peer-review methodologyCritical
G10Named editorial board with affiliationsCritical
G11Publication ethics policyCritical
G12Retraction and correction policyCritical
G13Conflict-of-interest policy
G14Authorship policy
G15Research misconduct/plagiarism policyCritical
G16AI/GenAI policy
G17APC and fee transparencyCritical
G18Copyright and licensing transparency
G19Archive availabilityCritical
G20DOI/identifier resolution where claimedCritical
G21Published content aligns with scopeCritical
G22No fabricated indexing or metric claimsCritical
G23No verified fake editorial-board identitiesCritical
G24No unresolved systematic paper-mill evidenceCritical
G25No deceptive title or identity impersonationCritical