Background: Google Scholar is a searchable database of scholarly literature. It connects users with studies and journal articles, but that doesnt always mean you have free and full access to those articles. Google Scholar can be a valuable research tool, especially for those pursuing higher education. Objective: The aim of article is to present Google Scholar Index disadvantages. Methods: The work has a descriptive character, and the conclusions are the result of the long-standing work of the author in this area. Results and Discussion: The Google Scholar platform is subject to individual content manipulation. It has a wide range of searches that includes pages that do not have to be true, takes the focus of papers that are only in digital form, journal indexes and the author work index are questionable criteria for the evaluation of the work of the journal or author, the number of quotes of a particular journals is subject to manipulation and poor quality recognition, it does not classify the journals to those who are peer-reviewed and who are not, and the assessment through the index is not adequate, does not recognize the same titles, if there is a quotation error and lists them as a separate work, does not inform the author about adding new work, does not inform the author about the addition of a new quote and sources of references are often incorrect. Conclusion: The H index of the author, obtained by Google Scholar, should not be a criterion in academic decision-making.
Key words: Google Scholar Index, assessment, scientific output.
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