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Indexing & Discoverability

Transparent Metadata, Verified Bibliographic Standing & Long-Term Digital Preservation

Scholarly Standards & Integrity

Indexing, Archiving & Discoverability

The International Journal of Geriatric Orthopedics (IJGO) is committed to rigorous scholarly publishing ethics, permanent digital preservation, and unambiguous scientific discoverability. We strictly adhere to the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

Verified Indexing Policy — Strict DOAJ & COPE Compliance

In strict adherence to international academic publishing best practices, IJGO maintains an authentic, transparent indexing policy. We display only confirmed and active indexing databases, repositories, and identifiers. We firmly reject predatory publishing practices and do not display aspirational logos, unverified claims, or misleading metric badges. All indexation statuses are verifiable via the official directories listed below.

Verified Discoverability

Verified Indexing, Abstracting & Bibliographic Databases

Articles published in IJGO are comprehensively indexed and searchable across major international academic discovery systems, ensuring maximum global reach for our authors’ research.

Crossref

Verified / Active

Official registration of persistent Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), citation linking, and permanent metadata harvesting.

Crossref DOI Deposit Service

Google Scholar

Indexed

Complete full-text crawler discovery and citation indexation via automated academic Dublin Core & HighWire metadata tags.

Global Academic Search Engine

ResearchGate

Active

Scholarly communication discovery, researcher profile linking, and peer citation tracking across global orthopaedic communities.

Academic Network Discovery

ROAD

Verified

Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, managed by the ISSN International Centre with support from UNESCO.

UNESCO / ISSN Open Directory

WorldCat (OCLC)

Catalogued

The world’s largest global library network catalog, enabling academic university libraries to discover and reference IJGO records.

OCLC Global Library Network

Scilit

Indexed

Automated scientific literature database aggregating open scientific papers and linking Crossref DOI metadata.

Scientific Metadata Aggregator
Evaluation & Maturation Trajectory

As a newly established peer-reviewed publication fulfilling mandatory publication volumes and longevity thresholds, IJGO adheres to the strict criteria required by DOAJ, Scopus, and PubMed Central (PMC). Applications for evaluation are submitted sequentially as publishing milestones are fulfilled. In accordance with publication ethics, badges for these registries will only appear upon confirmed acceptance.

Persistent Identifiers

DOI Registration & Citation Linking (Crossref)

Every peer-reviewed article published in IJGO is assigned a unique, globally resolvable Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registered through Crossref.

  • Permanent Scholarly Record: DOIs guarantee persistent accessibility, preventing dead hyperlinks ("link rot") and ensuring that citations remain immutable regardless of any future server or domain migrations.
  • Automated Reference Linking: Through Crossref citation deposit, IJGO references link dynamically to cited literature, fostering interconnected scientific dialogue.
  • Reference Manager Compatibility: Instant metadata importation into standard reference tools including Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote, and Paperpile via DOI lookup.
Archival Stewardship

Digital Preservation & Long-Term Archiving

To guarantee that published scientific research is never lost due to catastrophic server failures, technological obsolescence, or cessation of publication, IJGO enforces multi-tiered digital preservation protocols:

Distributed Dark Archives

Participation in international decentralized digital preservation networks (including PKP Preservation Network and LOCKSS/CLOCKSS principles) to store immutable archival copies across geographic repositories.

Self-Archiving & Green Open Access

Authors retain the unrestricted right to deposit their preprints, accepted author manuscripts (AAM), and published PDF (Version of Record) in institutional and national open repositories.

Standardized Archival Formats

All articles are rendered and securely stored in standardized PDF/A archival formats and structured JATS XML to ensure future software readability and machine parsing.

Bibliographic Profile

Journal Bibliographic Specifications

Official publication parameters for indexing agencies, serial cataloguers, and university librarians:

Journal Full Title International Journal of Geriatric Orthopedics (IJGO)
Official Society Geriatric Orthopedic Society of India (GOSI)
Publication Frequency Triannual (3 issues per year — April, August, December)
Publishing Medium Open Access Digital Journal (Continuous / Issue-based)
Licensing Policy Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Persistent Identifiers Digital Object Identifier (DOI) via Crossref
Metadata Protocol OAI-PMH Compliant / Dublin Core & JATS XML
Peer Review Model Rigorous Double-Blind Peer Review
Editorial Contact editorgosiindia@gmail.com