International Recognition and Academic Authority Approvals
Journal of Xidian University is committed to maintaining high standards of academic publishing, research integrity, and global scholarly visibility. The journal is recognized and supported by various academic, governmental, and research authorities across multiple countries.
Albania
Albanian Academy of Sciences; Ministry of Education and Sports
Approved by the Albanian Academy of Sciences and public universities under the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Sports, supporting national academic research and scholarly publications.
Algeria
Algerian Scientific Journal Platform (ASJP); CERIST; Directorate General for Scientific Research and Technological Development (DGRSDT)
Research journals are approved, published, and hosted on the Algerian Scientific Journal Platform (ASJP), managed by CERIST. Journals are recognized through the DGRSDT and classified under national categories such as Category A and Category B.
Andorra
Government of Andorra; Recerc’And
Approved by the Government of Andorra. Research and academic publications are supported through the national Recerc’And research platform.
Angola
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESCTI)
Research and academic publishing are overseen and supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESCTI).
Austria
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF); Austrian Science Fund (FWF); Open Access Network Austria (OANA)
Approved by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF). Research publications are supported through the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Open Access Portal, Open Access Network Austria (OANA), and Austrian Federal Journals & Reports.
Belarus
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB)
Approved by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), which oversees and supports scientific research and academic publications.
Belgium
Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
Research and academic publishing are supported and coordinated by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO).
Bulgaria
Ministry of Education and Science; National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID)
Research journals are regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science through the National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID). Journals are included in the National Reference List (NRL) and supported by the Bulgarian National Consortium.
Croatia
Ministry of Science, Education and Youth; HRČAK Portal
Approved by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth. Research journals are supported through the national HRČAK Portal, Croatia’s central repository for scientific and professional journals.
Czech Republic
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports; Research, Development and Innovation Council (RVVI); Czech Academy of Sciences
Research and academic publishing are supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Research, Development and Innovation Council (RVVI), and the Czech Academy of Sciences. Journals are represented through recognized publications and repositories such as Czech Journal of Food Sciences, Plant, Soil and Environment, and Preslia.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ministry of Higher Education, Universities, Scientific Research and Innovation
Research and academic publishing are overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education, Universities, Scientific Research and Innovation. Scholarly publications include the Revue Congolaise des Sciences et Technologies (Congolese Journal of Science and Technology).
Denmark
Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science; BFI (Bibliometric Research Indicator)
Research journals are recognized through the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Journals are classified under the BFI Journal Classification at Level 1 and Level 2 and are listed in the official BFI Database.
Egypt
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT); Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB)
Research and academic publishing are centrally supported by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). Journals are disseminated through the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB), the country’s national scholarly publishing platform.
Estonia
Ministry of Education and Research; Estonian Research Council (ETAg)
Approved by the Ministry of Education and Research (Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium). National research is administered by the Estonian Research Council (ETAg) through the Estonian Research Information System (ETIS).
Ethiopia
Ministry of Education (MoE)
Research and academic publishing are approved and supported by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education (MoE).
Finland
Ministry of Education and Culture; Publication Forum (JUFO); Journal.fi
Supported by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. Academic journals are published through the Journal.fi platform and evaluated using the Publication Forum (JUFO) classification system. Research publications are also available through Finnish Government Publications.
France
Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESRI); High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES); National Council of Universities (CNU)
Approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESRI), evaluated through HCERES, and recognized by the National Council of Universities (CNU).
Germany
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)
Recognized by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
Greece
National Documentation Centre (EKT); HEAL-Link; Gov.gr
Approved by the National Documentation Centre (EKT). Research publications are disseminated through the EKT ePublishing Platform, HEAL-Link (Hellenic Academic Libraries Link), and the Gov.gr Scientific Repository.
Hungary
Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM); National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH); National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (NRDI Fund)
Recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM) and the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH). Research publications are supported through the NRDI Fund and included in the MTMT Database, Akadémiai Kiadó, and NKFIH funding initiatives.
Ireland
Royal Irish Academy
Approved by the Royal Irish Academy, the principal body supporting and promoting scholarly research and academic publications in Ireland.
Italy
Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR); National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR)
Recognized by the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) and evaluated by ANVUR. Journals are classified as Scientific Journals (Riviste Scientifiche) and the highest-ranking Classe A, which are significant for the National Scientific Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale).
Kenya
National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI); Ministry of Education
Approved by the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), a state corporation under the Ministry of Education. Research publications are also supported through the Science, Technology and Innovation Review (STIR) journal.
Latvia
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia
Research and academic publishing are overseen and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia.
Liechtenstein
Ministry of Infrastructure and Education; Liechtenstein Institute
Approved by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Education and supported by the Liechtenstein Institute for research and academic publications.
Lithuania
Research Council of Lithuania (LMT); Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
Research and academic publishing are supported by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMT) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. Journals are recognized through the Lituanistika Database.
Moldova
Ministry of Education and Research (MER); National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (ANACEC)
Research and academic journals are overseen by the Ministry of Education and Research (MER) and the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (ANACEC). Publications are recognized through the National Bibliometric Instrument (IBN) Database.
Morocco
Portail des Revues Scientifiques Marocaines (PRSM); Institut Marocain de l’Information Scientifique et Technique (IMIST); National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST)
Research journals are supported through the Portail des Revues Scientifiques Marocaines (PRSM), managed by IMIST under the Ministry of Higher Education, in collaboration with the National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST).
Netherlands
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW); Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
Research and academic publishing are overseen by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), with sector-specific research coordinated by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS).
Nigeria
Federal Ministries and Affiliated Research Institutes; Nigerian Universities; African Journals Online (AJOL)
Research publications are supported through specialized peer-reviewed journals managed by Federal Ministries, affiliated research institutes, and Nigerian universities. Journals are widely represented on the African Journals Online (AJOL) platform.
North Macedonia
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MASA); Macedonian Journal Repository (Izvor); UKIM e-Journals Portal
Research publications are recognized through the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MASA). Journals are included in the Macedonian Journal Repository (Izvor), the UKIM e-Journals Portal, and the Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (OAMJMS).
Norway
Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research; Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
Approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. Journals are recognized through the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers and classified under Level 1 and Level 2. Research outputs are also recorded in the Norwegian Current Research Information System (NVI).
Poland
Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW); Official Scientific Journals List (Wykaz Czasopism Naukowych); BRIDGE of Knowledge Journal Module
Recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW). Listed in the Official Scientific Journals List (Wykaz Czasopism Naukowych), the Journal Search Portal, and the BRIDGE of Knowledge Journal Module.
Portugal
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT); Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation; RCAAP; SARC
Supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation. Research publications are included in the RCAAP (Scientific Open Access Repositories of Portugal) and hosted through the SARC (Scientific Journal Hosting Service).
Romania
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI); Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (MCID)
Recognized by UEFISCDI and the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (MCID). Journals are classified under national categories such as A, B+, and BDI, which are used for doctoral qualification and academic promotion.
Russia
Russian Higher Attestation Commission (VAK); Russian Scientific Information Center (RSIC)
Included in the Russian Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) 2026. Recognized in the White List (K1, K2, and K3 categories) and supported by the Russian Scientific Information Center (RSIC).
Serbia
Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation; SCIndeks; KoBSON
Research journals are evaluated and supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation. Publications are included in SCIndeks (Serbian Citation Index), the NITRA Categorization Portal, and the KoBSON (Serbian Library Consortium for Coordinated Acquisition).
Slovakia
Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth; Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI SR); Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS)
Research and academic publishing are overseen by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth. Publications are supported through the Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI SR), the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), the CVTI National Documentation & Database Portal, the NIVAM Pedagogical Journals Directory, and the SK CRIS Register.
Slovenia
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation; Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS)
Approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS). Research publications are included in Open Science Slovenia, the Digital Library of Slovenia (dLib.si), University of Ljubljana Press Journals, SICRIS, and COBISS.
South Africa
Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Research journals are recognized and accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), which maintains the national journal accreditation framework for academic research.
Spain
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities; Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT); Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through FECYT, including the RECYT open-access platform. Research activities are also supported by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
Sudan
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR); National Centre for Research (NCR)
Research and academic publishing are overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR), with support from the National Centre for Research (NCR).
Sweden
Ministry of Education and Research; Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
Supported by the Ministry of Education and Research and the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet). Research publications are included in national platforms such as SwePub, SweCRIS, Libris, and the Swedish National Data Service (SND).
Switzerland
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)
Approved by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Research publications are supported through the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), SONAR (Swiss Open Access Repository), SERI Publications, and journals such as Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training (ERiV).
Tanzania
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; African Journals Online (AJOL)
Research publications are supported through ministry-backed journals and bulletins. Many peer-reviewed journals are represented on the African Journals Online (AJOL) platform.
Uganda
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST); National Research Repository of Uganda (NRU); Uganda National Health Research Organisation (UNHRO)
Approved by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST). Research publications are supported through the National Research Repository of Uganda (NRU) and the Uganda National Health Research Organisation (UNHRO).
Ukraine
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MESU); Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI); Ukrainian Scientific Journals Platform
Approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MESU). Recognized under Category “B” national journals and included in the Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI) and the Ukrainian Scientific Journals Platform.
United Kingdom
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); GOV.UK Research and Statistics
Approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and recognized through GOV.UK Research and Statistics.