Indexing & Journal Metrics

Indexing, Visibility & Publishing Standards

The Journal is committed to international publishing best practices, ethical editorial standards, and global scholarly visibility. The journal supports broad discoverability through trusted academic indexing, metadata infrastructure, open science initiatives, and research integrity frameworks.

1. Scholarly Discovery & Research Indexing Platforms

Our published articles are discoverable through widely used academic search and indexing services that enhance global visibility and accessibility.

• Google Scholar
• SciLit
• ScienceOpen
• Semantic Scholar
• BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
• OpenAlex
• CORE (Open Access Research Aggregator)

2. DOI, Metadata & Persistent Research Infrastructure

We ensure permanent article identification, citation linking, and metadata integrity through internationally recognized scholarly infrastructure services.

• Crossref (DOI Registration & Citation Linking)
• ORCID (Researcher Identifier Integration)
• WorldCat (Global Library Discovery Network)
• Harvard Library Catalog & Metadata Services

3. Editorial Policies, Authorship & Ethical Publishing Standards

The journal follows established international guidelines that promote ethical authorship, transparency, and responsible editorial practices.

• ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
• COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
• WAME (World Association of Medical Editors)

4. Open Access Policy, Copyright & Archiving Compliance

We support author rights, self-archiving policies, and long-term digital preservation through trusted compliance and archiving systems.

• Sherpa/RoMEO
• Sherpa/Juliet
• JISC Open Access Services
• LOCKSS / CLOCKSS (Digital Preservation)
• Portico (Long-Term Scholarly Archiving)

5. Open Science, Sustainability & Responsible Research Evaluation

We actively support global initiatives that encourage responsible research assessment, sustainability, and openness in scholarly communication.

• DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment)
• SDG Publisher Compact (United Nations Initiative)
• OpenAIRE (European Open Science Infrastructure)

6. Research Impact & Article-Level Metrics

Article-level visibility and broader scholarly impact are supported through modern dissemination and engagement metric frameworks.

• Altmetric
• PlumX Metrics
• Dimensions

7. Peer Review Recognition Platforms

We acknowledge the essential contributions of peer reviewers through internationally adopted reviewer recognition and credit services.

• ReviewerCredits
• Publons (Integrated into Web of Science Reviewer Profiles)

8. Academic Networking & Research Sharing Platforms

Published research may also gain additional visibility through widely used academic networking and research-sharing platforms.

• ResearchGate
• Academia.edu

Important Note

The Gazette of Medical Sciences maintains transparency in all indexing and visibility statements. Inclusion in academic discovery, policy, and research infrastructure platforms reflects our commitment to ethical publishing and global accessibility. The journal does not make unverifiable or misleading indexing claims and ensures that all services listed above are internationally recognized and currently active.