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Identify Books, Conferences and Fix Journal “NA” Mislabels on My Scholar Page

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Identify Books, Conferences and Fix Journal “NA” Mislabels on My Scholar Page

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Get accurate tags for journals, books, and conferences — no more confusion. Read More

Tired of seeing book chapters, conference papers, or mis-tagged journals inflate (or deflate) your Google Scholar stats? With this upgrade, a single “Correct Rankings on My Page” button instantly tidies up your profile:

  • Accurate labels – journals stay journals; books, conferences, theses, and other works are clearly identified.
  • Cleaner metrics – your quartile charts and h-index breakdown reflect reality, not “N/A” noise.
  • Community benefit – every correction you trigger improves data quality for all 70 000+ ExCITATION users.

No bots trawling Scholar, no extra clicks — just confirm and watch your profile (and our shared database) shine. Support this feature to bring smarter, fairer rankings to life for everyone.

Effort: three months

Add Custom CSV Ranking

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If your university relies on a journal ranking that’s not in our list... Read More

Load your institution’s or niche journal ranking straight into ExCITATION—no more waiting for us to add it.

Perfect for

Researchers using regional, discipline-specific, or internal A/B/C lists.

Power-user feature — clear docs provided.

Where to get a CSV?

  • Convert a PDF: Copy a published ranking table into ChatGPT and export it to our CSV template in seconds.
  • Use a shared file: Search GitHub, forums, or ask colleagues—many lists are already available as ready-made CSVs.

Effort: two months
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Add Conference Rankings

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Instantly see ICORE, CCF, and SJR tiers for conference proceedings right in Google Scholar, so you can judge venue quality at a glance. Read More
Effort: a few weeks
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Avoid Predatory Journals (preview available)

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Automatically flag and filter 15,000 + suspected predatory or low-quality titles—so your search results stay credible and trap-free. Preview version is already available for our supporters. Read More
Effort: a few weeks
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One-Click Q-Rank Filter

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Click a Q1–Q4 badge on any Scholar page to instantly display only papers from that quartile—making quality checks quick and effortless. Read More
Effort: a few weeks
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Export to Excel

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Download your Scholar results—complete with journal rankings—straight to an .xlsx file for instant analysis and share-ready reporting. Read More
Effort: a few weeks
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ExCITATION in Numbers

  • 80 000+ researchers served — and growing
  • 4.6 ⭐ average from 54 Chrome Web Store reviews
  • Launched in 2023
  • Bootstrapped: $3 000 plus countless late-night hours
  • 3 supporter contributions so far — thank you!

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Why We’re Building ExCITATION

"One day I tasked my PhD student to write a literature review and focus her main argument on high-quality source. She asked: how can I know what sources are high-quality? This gave me the idea for ExCITATION”
Luca Cacciolatti, PhD, UK
“I love turning complex challenges into intuitive software that hands researchers back their most precious resource—time.”
Sergio P., Brazil
“I’m here to make sure that a really good idea continues to grow. I’m the one asking does this build traction and make sense longer term?”
Neil Botten, UK