Indexing and Archiving

The University of Zawia Journal of Medical Sciences (UZJMS) is committed to enhancing the visibility, accessibility, discoverability, and long-term preservation of published scientific research through recognized academic indexing services and digital preservation systems.

Indexing

UZJMS supports the international visibility and discoverability of its published articles through the following services:

  • Google Scholar: UZJMS articles are discoverable through Google Scholar, facilitating academic searches, citation tracking, and wider dissemination of published research.

    Journal Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=GwCF9MwAAAAJ

  • Crossref: UZJMS registers Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for its published articles through Crossref, supporting persistent identification, citation linking, and the dissemination of scholarly metadata.

UZJMS is committed to expanding its inclusion in recognized national and international indexing and abstracting databases.

Archiving

UZJMS is committed to the long-term preservation, integrity, and accessibility of its published scholarly content. The journal supports digital preservation through the following archiving systems:

  • Internet Archive: UZJMS maintains an active collection in the Internet Archive to support the preservation and continued public accessibility of its published research.

    Journal Archive: https://archive.org/details/@univ_zawia_j_med_sci

  • LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe): UZJMS has enabled the LOCKSS preservation gateway through its journal publishing platform, allowing authorized LOCKSS systems to collect and preserve published content for long-term accessibility.

    LOCKSS Publisher Manifest: https://journals.zu.edu.ly/index.php/UZJMS/gateway/lockss

UZJMS also supports author self-archiving in institutional and subject-specific repositories in accordance with its Repository and Self-Archiving Policy, available on the journal website.

These measures reflect the journal's commitment to sustainable open-access publishing, research dissemination, and long-term preservation of the scholarly record.