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Please note that the JPPS system is unique to AJOL and a handful of international JOL sites, so the various rating categories are in-house to JPPS, not universal. <br><br> Here are the available ratings: <br><br> <table width="100%" class="listing"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <ul> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/1.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=1">1 Star</a> (229 Journals) <br>Has met the basic requirements for at least two years <br><br> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/2.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=2">2 Stars</a> (202 Journals) <br>Compliant with additional publishing practice quality criteria <br><br> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/3.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=3">3 Stars</a> (1 Journals) <br>Consistently excellent in all the technical and editorial publishing best practices set out in the JPPS assessment criteria <br><br> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/4.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=4">Inactive Title</a> (176 Journals) <br>Has not added new content to the JOL platform in over one year <br><br> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/5.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=5">New Title</a> (21 Journals) <br>Has been publishing for less than two years, but meets basic <br><br> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/6.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=6">No Stars</a> (138 Journals) <br>Not currently meeting the basic criteria for inclusion on a JOL platform <br><br> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/7.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=7">Pending</a> (39 Journals) <br>Rating in progress <br><br> <li> <img src="https://www.journalquality.info/journalquality/img/8.png"> <a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/browseBy/jpps?ratingId=8">Ceased</a> (1 Journals) <br>Ceased publishing <br><br> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </main> <!-- Modal --> <div class="modal fade" id="donateModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></button> <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Donate</h4> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <p>AJOL is a Non Profit Organisation that cannot function without donations. 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