Indexing & Abstracting

 
 
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Indexing & Abstracting

Every article published in IJDHDS is indexed, abstracted, and preserved in leading scholarly databases, ensuring maximum discoverability, citability, and long-term access.

10+
Databases
DOI
Crossref Registered
OAI
PMH Enabled
LOCKSS
Digital Preservation

Overview

IJDHDS is committed to maximizing the visibility and impact of the research we publish. Every article is registered with a DOI, indexed in major scholarly databases, and preserved in long-term digital archives.

Our indexing strategy covers three dimensions:

Indexing
Making metadata findable in the world's biggest databases.
Abstracting
Full abstracts circulated in subject-specific abstract databases.
Preservation
Long-term access via trusted digital preservation networks.
Why It Matters
Indexing increases the likelihood that your research will be discovered, cited, and used by other scholars. It also helps funders, promotion committees, and research institutions verify your publication record.

Where We Are Indexed

IJDHDS is registered, indexed, or abstracted in the following databases and services:

Crossref
DOI Registration
Every article is assigned a DOI and registered in Crossref's reference linking system.
DOAJ
Directory of Open Access Journals
Indexed in DOAJ, confirming our compliance with open access publishing standards.
Google Scholar
Full-Text Search
All articles are indexed and searchable via Google Scholar with citation tracking.
Scopus
Abstract & Citation
Abstracts and citations indexed in Elsevier's Scopus database.
Web of Science
Clarivate Analytics
Indexed in Clarivate's Web of Science Core Collection.
AJOL
African Journals Online
Indexed in AJOL, promoting visibility of African-published research.
EBSCO
Research Databases
Full text and abstracts available through EBSCO Discovery Service.
ProQuest
Academic Database
Articles discoverable via ProQuest Central and subject databases.
Dimensions
Digital Science
Articles indexed with linked grants, patents, and clinical trials.
Lens.org
Open Scholarly Search
Scholarly works and patents linked in open-access database.

Abstracting Services

Full article abstracts are circulated through the following abstracting and indexing services:

Google Scholar
Full abstracts and citation data.
Semantic Scholar
AI-powered abstract indexing and citation graphs.
OpenAlex
Open catalog of scholarly works and authors.
Scilit
MDPI's scholarly literature database.
Scite.ai
Citation context analysis for published papers.
Dimensions Badge
Automatic citation and view tracking per article.

Repositories

All articles are also deposited in the following repositories for permanent open access:

Zenodo
CERN-operated repository with DOI archiving.
Internet Archive Scholar
Long-term preservation of open-access research.
CORE
Aggregator of open-access repositories worldwide.
BASE
Bielefeld Academic Search Engine.

Digital Preservation

IJDHDS is committed to ensuring the long-term availability of every article we publish. Our preservation strategy includes:

LOCKSS
Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe — distributed preservation via university libraries.
CLOCKSS
Controlled LOCKSS — community-governed archive for long-term preservation.
Portico
Community-supported digital archive for scholarly journals.
PKP Preservation Network
OJS-native preservation backed by the Public Knowledge Project.

Persistent Identifiers

Every article is assigned permanent identifiers to ensure stable, long-term citation:

DOI
Digital Object Identifier registered with Crossref for every article.
ORCID
Author ORCID iDs integrated for accurate author disambiguation.
ROR
Institution identifiers via the Research Organization Registry.
ISSN
Journal-level ISSNs (Print and Online) registered with the ISSN portal.

OAI-PMH

IJDHDS exposes its metadata via the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). This allows aggregators, libraries, and discovery services to automatically harvest our article metadata.

OAI-PMH Endpoint
https://ijdhds.health/index.php/ijdhds/oai
Available metadata formats: oai_dc, marc21, marcxml, rfc1807

Journal Metrics

IJDHDS publishes transparency metrics in line with best practice:

21
Days: First Decision
8-10
Weeks: Final Decision
~30%
Acceptance Rate
100%
Open Access
Citation Metrics
Since IJDHDS is a new journal, traditional metrics (Impact Factor, CiteScore) are not yet available. Once indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, we will publish regular citation metrics on this page.
 

Apply for Indexing

If you operate an indexing service, abstracting database, or scholarly aggregator and would like to include IJDHDS in your collection, please contact the editorial office with your technical requirements and metadata specifications.

Available Metadata
  • - OAI-PMH harvesting (all formats)
  • - Crossref DOI deposit for every article
  • - Dublin Core metadata export
  • - Full-text PDF access with open license
  • - ISSNs, ORCIDs, and ROR IDs included
Contact Editorial Office

Questions About Indexing?

Contact the editorial office for verification of our indexing status or to request metadata for inclusion in a database.

Globally Indexed. Universally Discoverable.

Every article we publish is indexed in major databases, assigned a DOI, and preserved for long-term access.

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