Overview

The University of Zawia Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology (UZJEST) is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of academic quality, visibility, and long-term accessibility.

To ensure that all published research is widely discoverable, permanently preserved, and easily citable, the journal is indexed in reputable international databases and supported by reliable digital archiving systems.

The following sections outline UZJEST’s indexing coverage and archiving policies.

 

Indexing

The University of Zawia Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology (UZJEST) is committed to maximizing the visibility and accessibility of its published articles. To achieve this, the journal is indexed and abstracted in several recognized databases and directories that enhance global discoverability and citation.

Current Indexing and Abstracting Services:

• Google Scholar
• Crossref (with DOI registration for all published articles)
• Index Copernicus International
• ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
• OpenAlex

The editorial board is actively working to include the journal in additional international indexing databases such as DOAJ, African Journals Online (AJOL), and other recognized indexing services to further improve the journal’s academic reach and impact.

 

Archiving and Digital Preservation

The University of Zawia Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology (UZJEST) ensures the long-term preservation and accessibility of all published content through reliable digital archiving and backup systems.

All published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through Crossref, ensuring permanent identification and persistent linking. The journal’s full-text content is preserved in multiple open-access repositories and databases to safeguard against data loss and to maintain continuous availability.

 

Archiving and Access Measures:

The journal’s content is archived in ROAD and other open-access repositories.

All published issues are securely stored on the University of Zawia institutional servers, with regular backups to ensure data integrity.

Authors and readers have perpetual open access to all published articles under the journal’s open-access policy.

 

Digital Preservation Policy

To guarantee the permanent accessibility of its scholarly content, UZJEST follows internationally recognized digital preservation standards. The journal participates in preservation arrangements through LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) and the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), which create distributed backup copies across a global network of libraries and repositories.

In addition, the journal maintains secure institutional backups at the University of Zawia. These measures ensure that all UZJEST content remains available, intact, and readable in the long term, even in the event of technical failure or discontinuation of the journal website.

 

Metadata Information

• Journal Title: University of Zawia Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology (UZJEST)
• Publisher: University of Zawia, Zawia, Libya
• Publication Frequency: Biannual
• ISSN (Online): 3006-2764
• DOI Prefix: 10.26629/uzjest
• Publication Type: Open Access, Double Peer-Reviewed Journal
• License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC 4.0 International License).
• Website: https://journals.zu.edu.ly/index.php/UZJEST/index