Indexing and Preservation

<p id="top">The International Journal of Medical Students (IJMS) supports the visibility, discoverability, identification, and long-term preservation of its published content through scholarly databases, discovery systems, library catalogs, bibliographic registries, persistent identifiers, and distributed preservation networks.</p>

<p><strong>Indexing, discovery, registration, and preservation are not interchangeable.</strong> Inclusion in a search engine, catalog, registry, repository, or discovery platform should not automatically be interpreted as indexing in a selective bibliographic database.</p>

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<strong>View the DOAJ Record</strong>

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<strong>View the ISSN Record</strong>

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<strong>View the NLM Record</strong>

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<h2>Contents</h2>

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<li><a href="#overview">Overview</a></li>

<li><a href="#indexing">Abstracting and Indexing</a></li>

<li><a href="#discovery">Discovery Services and Library Catalogs</a></li>

<li><a href="#identifiers">Registries and Persistent Identifiers</a></li>

<li><a href="#nlm-status">NLM Catalog, PubMed, PubMed Central, and MEDLINE</a></li>

<li><a href="#preservation">Digital Preservation</a></li>

<li><a href="#resources">Related Resources</a></li>

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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>

<p>The official journal abbreviation is <strong>Int J Med Stud</strong>, and the electronic International Standard Serial Number is <strong>ISSN 2076-6327</strong>.</p>

<p>Published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers and made available through the Journal website. Journal-level and article-level metadata may be distributed to services that support:</p>

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<li>bibliographic identification;</li>

<li>article and citation linking;</li>

<li>scholarly search and discovery;</li>

<li>library cataloging;</li>

<li>research assessment;</li>

<li>author identification; and</li>

<li>long-term access to the scholarly record.</li>

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<th width="29%" scope="col">Service category</th>

<th width="71%" scope="col">Principal function</th>

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<td><strong>Abstracting and indexing</strong></td>

<td>Collects, organizes, or provides structured access to scholarly journal and article metadata.</td>

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<td><strong>Discovery services</strong></td>

<td>Helps readers, researchers, and institutions locate journal records, articles, citations, and available versions.</td>

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<td><strong>Registries and identifiers</strong></td>

<td>Maintains authoritative journal, article, or author identifiers and associated metadata.</td>

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<td><strong>Digital preservation</strong></td>

<td>Maintains independently stored copies intended to protect continued access to published content.</td>

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<p>Coverage, metadata completeness, update schedules, and search functionality are determined independently by each external service.</p>

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<h2 id="indexing">Abstracting and Indexing</h2>

<p>The <em>IJMS</em> is included in scholarly services that collect, organize, or provide structured access to journal and article metadata.</p>

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<th width="29%" scope="col">Service</th>

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<th width="46%" scope="col">Journal status or function</th>

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<a href="https://doaj.org/toc/2076-6327" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Directory of Open Access Journals</strong></a>

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<td>Open Access journal index</td>

<td>The <em>IJMS</em> has a DOAJ journal record under ISSN 2076-6327. The record describes the Journal’s access model, licensing, peer review, identifiers, and preservation arrangements.</td>

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<a href="https://openalex.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>OpenAlex</strong></a>

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<td>Open scholarly index</td>

<td>Provides structured metadata and relationships among publications, authors, institutions, sources, topics, and citations.</td>

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<td>Open-access scholarly-resource directory</td>

<td>Records open-access scholarly resources identified through the ISSN Network.</td>

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<a href="https://ezb.ur.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek</strong></a>

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<td>Electronic-journal directory</td>

<td>Provides structured information about electronic journals and their access conditions for libraries, institutions, and readers.</td>

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<p>Inclusion in one service does not imply inclusion in every database, index, or product operated by the same organization.</p>

<p>Journal database status should be confirmed through the official record of the relevant service rather than inferred from search-engine results, citations, library holdings, or third-party lists.</p>

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<h2 id="discovery">Discovery Services and Library Catalogs</h2>

<p>Articles and journal-level records may also be discoverable through scholarly search engines, academic search services, library catalogs, institutional discovery systems, and metadata aggregators.</p>

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<th width="29%" scope="col">Service</th>

<th width="25%" scope="col">Category</th>

<th width="46%" scope="col">Function</th>

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<a href="https://scholar.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Google Scholar</strong></a>

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<td>Scholarly search engine</td>

<td>Supports discovery of journal articles, citations, related publications, and versions available through scholarly websites and repositories.</td>

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<td>Academic search service</td>

<td>Aggregates scholarly metadata from repositories and other academic sources to support research discovery.</td>

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<a href="https://search.worldcat.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>WorldCat</strong></a>

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<td>Global library catalog</td>

<td>Supports bibliographic discovery through participating libraries and the Online Computer Library Center network.</td>

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<a href="https://www.sudoc.abes.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>SUDOC</strong></a>

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<td>Academic library catalog</td>

<td>Provides bibliographic records used by French academic and research libraries.</td>

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<a href="https://zdb-katalog.de/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Zeitschriftendatenbank</strong></a>

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<td>Serials catalog</td>

<td>Provides bibliographic records for journals, newspapers, and other continuing resources held by participating libraries.</td>

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<p>Discovery services may obtain records from the Journal, its publisher, Crossref, metadata-harvesting protocols, institutional catalogs, repositories, or other metadata providers.</p>

<h3>How to Interpret Discovery</h3>

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<li>A journal article appearing in a search engine does not establish selective database indexing.</li>

<li>A library catalog record confirms bibliographic identification or holdings, not necessarily article-level coverage.</li>

<li>A citation appearing in a database does not necessarily mean that the Journal is comprehensively indexed by that database.</li>

<li>Coverage may differ by article, publication year, document type, or metadata source.</li>

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<h2 id="identifiers">Registries and Persistent Identifiers</h2>

<p>The <em>IJMS</em> uses recognized identifiers and bibliographic services to support reliable citation, linking, attribution, and journal identification.</p>

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<th width="29%" scope="col">Registry or service</th>

<th width="25%" scope="col">Identifier or record</th>

<th width="46%" scope="col">Purpose</th>

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<a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2076-6327" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>ISSN International Centre</strong></a>

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<td>Maintains the authoritative serial record for the Journal, including its title, abbreviated title, publication medium, language, and related bibliographic information.</td>

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<a href="https://www.crossref.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Crossref</strong></a>

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<td>Digital Object Identifier</td>

<td>Supports persistent article identification, citation linking, metadata distribution, and resolution to the version of record.</td>

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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101778633" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>National Library of Medicine Catalog</strong></a>

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<td>Provides a bibliographic journal record and reports the Journal’s status in relation to National Library of Medicine databases.</td>

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<a href="https://orcid.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>ORCID</strong></a>

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<td>Author identifier</td>

<td>Distinguishes researchers with similar names and connects authors with their scholarly contributions and affiliations.</td>

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<h3>Digital Object Identifiers</h3>

<p>Published IJMS articles receive a Digital Object Identifier that provides a persistent link to the article’s version of record.</p>

<p>Authors and readers should use the DOI when citing or linking to an article whenever one is available. DOI resolution is distinct from the continued operation of any individual webpage because the DOI metadata can be updated when the location of the version of record changes.</p>

<p>The ISSN identifies the Journal as a continuing serial publication. It should not be confused with an article DOI, an ISBN, an NLM identifier, or an author identifier.</p>

<h3>ORCID</h3>

<p>Provide an ORCID identifier for each author when available. Authors without one are encouraged to register. Related instructions are maintained on the <a href="/IJMS/about/submissions/manuscriptPreparation"><strong>Manuscript Preparation</strong></a> and <a href="/IJMS/policies/authorship"><strong>Authorship and Disclosures</strong></a> pages.</p>

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<h2 id="nlm-status">NLM Catalog, PubMed, PubMed Central, and MEDLINE</h2>

<p>The <em>IJMS</em> has a bibliographic record in the <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101778633" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>National Library of Medicine Catalog</strong></a> under NLM ID <strong>101778633</strong>.</p>

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<th width="30%" scope="row">NLM Catalog</th>

<td>The Journal has a bibliographic record in the National Library of Medicine Catalog.</td>

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<th scope="row">PubMed</th>

<td>Selected article citations may appear in PubMed when an eligible manuscript is deposited in PubMed Central through an applicable public-access mechanism.</td>

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<th scope="row">PubMed Central</th>

<td>The <em>IJMS</em> does not currently participate in routine journal-wide deposition in the PubMed Central collection. Individual eligible manuscripts may be deposited through applicable funder or institutional public-access mechanisms.</td>

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<th scope="row">MEDLINE</th>

<td><strong>The <em>IJMS</em> is not currently indexed in MEDLINE.</strong></td>

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<h3>Important Distinctions</h3>

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<li>An NLM Catalog record does not mean that a journal is indexed in MEDLINE.</li>

<li>The appearance of selected citations in PubMed does not establish routine journal-wide PubMed or PubMed Central coverage.</li>

<li>PubMed is a citation and abstract search resource; PubMed Central is a full-text archive; MEDLINE is a selectively indexed bibliographic database.</li>

<li>Journal status should be confirmed through the current NLM Catalog record.</li>

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<strong>Confirm the Current NLM Catalog Status</strong>

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<h2 id="preservation">Digital Preservation</h2>

<p>The <em>IJMS</em> maintains preservation arrangements intended to protect the scholarly record and support continued access to published content in the event of technological failure, platform disruption, data loss, or organizational change.</p>

<p>Journal content is preserved through recognized distributed-preservation systems, including:</p>

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<th width="28%" scope="col">Preservation model</th>

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<a href="https://www.lockss.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>LOCKSS</strong></a>

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<td>Distributed library preservation</td>

<td>Maintains replicated copies of scholarly content across participating preservation networks.</td>

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<a href="https://clockss.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>CLOCKSS</strong></a>

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<td>Controlled dark archive</td>

<td>Preserves scholarly content securely and supports continued access following qualifying trigger events.</td>

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<a href="https://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>PKP Preservation Network</strong></a>

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<td>Distributed Open Journal Systems preservation</td>

<td>Preserves eligible journal content across distributed nodes designed to support recovery and long-term continuity.</td>

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<h3>LOCKSS</h3>

<p>The LOCKSS Program—“Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe”—supports decentralized preservation by maintaining replicated copies of scholarly content across participating library networks.</p>

<p>This model helps preserved content remain recoverable when the original publishing platform becomes temporarily or permanently unavailable.</p>

<h3>CLOCKSS</h3>

<p>The CLOCKSS Archive is a geographically and institutionally distributed preservation archive governed by participating libraries and publishers.</p>

<p>Preserved content may be made openly available following defined trigger events, such as permanent loss of access through the original publisher or journal platform.</p>

<h3>PKP Preservation Network</h3>

<p>The Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network provides distributed preservation for eligible journals published through Open Journal Systems.</p>

<p>The network stores replicated copies of deposited content across participating preservation nodes to support long-term continuity and recovery.</p>

<h3>Materials That May Be Preserved</h3>

<p>Depending on the preservation system and deposited publication package, preserved materials may include:</p>

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<li>published article files;</li>

<li>article and issue metadata;</li>

<li>supplementary files associated with the version of record;</li>

<li>journal issue information; and</li>

<li>other publication files required to restore or reconstruct preserved content.</li>

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<h3>Preservation, Hosting, and Backup</h3>

<p>Digital preservation is distinct from routine website hosting and operational backup.</p>

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<td><strong>Website hosting</strong></td>

<td>Provides current online access to the Journal and its published content.</td>

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<td><strong>Operational backup</strong></td>

<td>Supports recovery from routine technical failure, accidental deletion, or system disruption.</td>

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<td><strong>Digital preservation</strong></td>

<td>Maintains independently stored publication copies intended to protect long-term access to the scholarly record.</td>

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<p>Preservation does not alter an article’s copyright, license, DOI, citation information, publication history, or status as the version of record.</p>

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<h2 id="resources">Related Resources</h2>

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<h3>Journal Information</h3>

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<li><a href="/IJMS/about">About the Journal</a></li>

<li><a href="/IJMS/statistics">Journal Metrics</a></li>

<li><a href="/IJMS/about/governance">Ownership and Governance</a></li>

<li><a href="/IJMS/policies/openAccess">Open Access, Copyright, and Licensing</a></li>

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<h3>Published Content</h3>

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<li><a href="/IJMS/issue/current">Current Issue</a></li>

<li><a href="/IJMS/forthcoming">Forthcoming Articles</a></li>

<li><a href="/IJMS/issue/archive">Journal Archives</a></li>

<li><a href="/IJMS/about/contact">Report a Metadata or Access Issue</a></li>

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<h3>Authoritative External Records</h3>

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<strong>DOAJ Record</strong>

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<strong>ISSN Record</strong>

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<strong>NLM Catalog Record</strong>

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