Indexing and Abstracting

The Asian Journal of Academic Research (AJAR) is committed to maximizing the visibility, accessibility, and scholarly impact of published research. The journal continuously works toward inclusion in reputable international indexing and abstracting databases to enhance the discoverability and citation of published articles.

Published articles are made freely available through the journal's Open Access publishing model, allowing researchers, institutions, policymakers, and professionals around the world to access high-quality scientific content without subscription barriers.

Current Indexing Status

Databases Under Evaluation

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Dimensions
• ROAD Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
• BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
• Scilit
• Semantic Scholar
• WorldCat
• J-Gate

Abstracting Services

Metadata for published articles, including titles, abstracts, author information, keywords, references, and Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), are prepared according to internationally recognized publishing standards to facilitate indexing, abstracting, citation tracking, and academic discovery.

Benefits of Indexing

Metadata Standards

• Digital Object Identifier (DOI) registration through Crossref.
• Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).
• Standardized bibliographic metadata.
• Persistent article URLs.
• Machine-readable citation metadata.
• ORCID support for authors where available.

Long-Term Accessibility

AJAR is committed to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of scholarly content through internationally recognized digital publishing practices. The journal continuously improves its publishing infrastructure to support interoperability with academic search engines, indexing platforms, and digital preservation services.

Indexing Summary