Rapid Journal Quality Check

Name: Rapid Journal Quality Check
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Andreas Karasenko

By: Andreas Karasenko Add-on

Displays rankings and h-index for academic journals next to Google Scholar search results.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

1,714 ▲ 37

Data as of 2026-08-27

Rating:

3.50

(4)

Version:

1.0

Last updated: 2024-04-26

Features & Capabilities

The Rapid Journal Quality Check Firefox extension streamlines academic research by displaying journal rankings and h-index alongside Google Scholar search results. Whether you're browsing articles, author profiles, or citation pages, this tool provides instant access to a variety of ranking systems such as SJR, ABDC, ABS, VHB, FT50, CORE, and more. Users can customize their view depending on discipline focus, ranging from interdisciplinary rankings to specialized economics, social sciences, and computer science lists.

By integrating rankings including the VHB Jourqual 4 MARK and NAMA partial ratings, the extension supports informed decisions about academic journal quality and impact. Developed as a Firefox port of Dr. Julian Wichmann's Chrome/Edge version, it adds enhanced coverage specific to VHB Jourqual4 evaluation. Perfect for researchers seeking quick, reliable journal evaluation metrics directly within their browser while navigating Google Scholar.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Daily users:

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Version:

1.0 Last updated: 2024-04-26

Version code:

5725639

Creation date:

2024-04-25

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

scholar.google.ae
scholar.google.at
scholar.google.be
scholar.google.bg
scholar.google.ca
scholar.google.cat
scholar.google.ch
scholar.google.cl
scholar.google.co.cr
scholar.google.co.hu

Size:

11.14MB

Email:

an*****@uni-bayreuth.de

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-27

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,343 ▲ 13

Other rankings

#277 in Search Tools

#4 in hd quality keyword 30

#4 in quality keyword 24

#7 in journey keyword 6 ▼ 1

#34 in rank keyword 30 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

Andreas Karasenko

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rapid-journal-quality-check/

Email:

an*****@uni-bayreuth.de

User Reviews

Works well and smoothly and it's a useful addition. But it's time for an update as some of the rankings have been updated; twice in the case of ABDC.

by Jo*****, 2026-04-11

So far so good. However, it only recognizes scholar.google.com. It will not work if you are accessing the site through a university proxy that modifies Google Scholar address.

by Dr*****, 2025-12-08

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Is Rapid Journal Quality Check Safe?

Risk impact

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Rapid Journal Quality Check requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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Rapid Journal Quality Check has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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