I see more and more applications with the nonsense 'published in a Q1 journal'.
If you want to see how widespread this bonkers #statistics is just search and find gems like this (probably #AI):
"Quartile ranking is a method of ranking the best journals based on their research findings and industry value. SCOPUS and some other publications use this as a criterion to judge the work of authors ... Experts highly recommend submitting research papers in SCOPUS Quartile journals"