When a journal falls off the education department list, academics shouldn’t pay the price

AI justification

De-accreditation without safeguards harms academic freedom, career equity, and knowledge integrity, violating multiple rights frameworks. | The de-accreditation of a journal by a national education authority constitutes a systemic harm to academic freedom, career equity, and knowledge integrity. While accreditation systems aim to uphold research quality, their rigid application without safeguards for affected scholars violates core human rights and undermines multiple SDGs. The negative impacts