Indexing & Abstracting

Iraqi Journal for Applied Science (IJAS)

The Iraqi Journal for Applied Science (IJAS) is committed to maximizing the visibility, accessibility, discoverability, and long-term preservation of the scholarly research it publishes. The journal actively supports international standards for scholarly communication by implementing recognized metadata practices, persistent identifiers, digital preservation strategies, and open-access publishing principles.

IJAS continuously works to expand its international visibility through inclusion in reputable indexing and abstracting services, scholarly search engines, and research discovery platforms.

Current Indexing and Discoverability

The journal is currently indexed, registered, archived, or discoverable through the following scholarly services and infrastructures:

Service	Status
Google Scholar	Indexed
Crossref (DOI Registration)	Active
ROAD – Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources	Indexed
Dimensions	Indexed
Semantic Scholar	Discoverable
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)	Indexed
Scilit	Indexed
ResearchBib	Indexed
OpenAIRE-Compatible Services	Supported
OAI-PMH Metadata Harvesting	Enabled

The Editorial Office regularly monitors the journal's indexing status and metadata quality to ensure accurate representation across scholarly information systems.

DOI Registration and Crossref Metadata

Every article published in IJAS is assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through Crossref, providing a permanent and persistent identifier for the published Version of Record.

DOIs support:

Persistent article identification.
Stable and reliable citation linking.
Long-term accessibility.
International metadata exchange.
Enhanced discoverability across scholarly databases.
Improved citation tracking and interoperability.

The journal deposits and maintains comprehensive article metadata with Crossref to facilitate accurate indexing and integration with global research infrastructure.

Metadata Standards

IJAS follows internationally recognized metadata standards to improve interoperability and discoverability across academic databases, search engines, repositories, and library systems.

The journal supports:

OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting).
Structured metadata export.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Persistent article URLs.
XML-compatible metadata.
Crossref metadata registration.
Google Scholar indexing requirements.

These standards facilitate efficient harvesting, indexing, citation tracking, and long-term accessibility of published research.

Digital Preservation

IJAS is committed to preserving the scholarly record through appropriate digital archiving and preservation strategies.

The journal utilizes the Open Journal Systems (OJS) publishing platform and supports digital preservation through:

PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), where applicable.
Institutional preservation infrastructure.
OJS archival capabilities.
Regular system backup procedures.
Long-term digital preservation strategies.

These mechanisms help ensure the continued accessibility, authenticity, and integrity of published content.

Open Access and Discoverability

IJAS operates under a Gold Open Access publishing model.

All published articles are:

Freely accessible immediately upon publication.
Available without subscription or registration.
Published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
Freely searchable by academic search engines and discovery services.

Open access enhances the visibility, readership, citation potential, and societal impact of published research.

Continuous Development

The journal is committed to continuously improving its international visibility by strengthening:

Editorial quality.
Peer-review standards.
Metadata quality.
Citation performance.
Digital publishing infrastructure.
International editorial collaboration.
Compliance with international publishing best practices.

IJAS actively seeks inclusion in additional reputable indexing and abstracting services as the journal continues to develop and satisfy the relevant eligibility criteria.

Abstracting and Discovery Services

In addition to formal indexing services, IJAS articles may be discoverable through academic search engines, library discovery systems, institutional repositories, and other scholarly platforms that harvest metadata from Crossref deposits and OAI-PMH–compliant repositories.

Accuracy of Indexing Information

The Editorial Office periodically reviews and updates the journal's indexing and abstracting information to ensure that all published information accurately reflects the journal's current indexing status.

Only officially confirmed indexing services are listed on the journal website.