Indexing

Georgian Medical Journal

Indexing, Discoverability & Global Integration

Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) · ISSN 3088-4322 · DOI prefix: 10.66636 · Open Access · CC BY 4.0

The Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access scholarly journal published by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). From its inception, GMJ has been structured not merely as a publication outlet, but as a standards-driven academic platform designed to ensure long-term visibility, interoperability, and preservation of Georgian and international medical research within the global scholarly ecosystem.

All articles are published under CC BY 4.0 and assigned persistent Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs). As of May 2026, GMJ is confirmed in 21 international scholarly databases and repositories — an exceptional achievement for a journal established in 2025.

Persistent Identifiers — ISSN & DOI Registration

 

Online ISSN: 3088-4322
ISSN Portal (Confirmed Record ✅): portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/3088-4322
ROAD Directory — Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources (UNESCO/ISSN) ✅: road.issn.org/issn/3088-4322
Medium: Online · Country: Georgia · URL: gmj.ge
Registered publisher: Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG)
 

Phase 1 DOIs — Zenodo/DataCite (5 January 2025 – 8 April 2026)

DOIs issued via Zenodo (CERN) and registered through DataCite. All Phase 1 DOIs remain permanently valid and continue to resolve.
 

Phase 2 DOIs — Crossref (from 9 April 2026)

GMJ became a full Crossref member on 9 April 2026. All new articles receive DOIs under prefix 10.66636 (Crossref member ID: 56297), enabling direct integration with global citation networks and major indexing databases.

Confirmed Indexing & Abstracting — 21 Databases (May 2026)

 

Google Scholar

All GMJ articles are indexed and discoverable at scholar.google.com. Structured citation metadata is embedded at article level to facilitate automated citation harvesting.
 

OpenAlex

1,161+ works indexed. Green open access status. OpenAlex Source ID: S4400745101. Auto-indexed via Crossref membership.
 

BASE — Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

1,643+ GMJ articles indexed. Bielefeld University Library, Germany. base-search.net
 

Scilit — Scientific Literature Database (MDPI)

37+ articles indexed with Open Access and Google Scholar tags. Auto-indexed via Crossref. scilit.net
 

CORE — COnnecting REpositories (Jisc)

UK-based open access aggregator. GMJ registered as data provider via OAI-PMH. core.ac.uk
 

The Lens

Free global scholarly infrastructure by Cambia. GMJ articles indexed via Crossref. lens.org
 

OpenAIRE — European Open Science Infrastructure

Harvested via Zenodo deposit (Phase 1) and Crossref metadata (Phase 2). explore.openaire.eu
 

ERIH+ — European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. kanalregister.hkdir.no/erihplus
 

ETH Library / swisscovery National Library Network

Listed in the ETH Zurich Library catalogue and the swisscovery network of 475 Swiss academic institutions (confirmed May 2026). eth.swisscovery.ch
 

ASCI — Asian Science Citation Index

Approved status. Publisher listed as Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). ascidatabase.com
 

ISIndexing — International Scientific Indexing

Approved status. isindexing.com
 

Index Copernicus — ICI Journals Master List

Included in the ICI Journals Master List. Journal ID: 136194. journals.indexcopernicus.com
 

EuroPub — European Publication Directory

Listed in the EuroPub academic journal directory. europub.co.uk
 

Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation

Structured knowledge entry in English and Georgian. Wikidata ID: Q139780287. Feeds Google Knowledge Graph, OpenAlex, and Wikipedia.
 

Zenodo — CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research

All Phase 1 articles deposited and preserved. Zenodo community: gmj. zenodo.org/communities/gmj
 

OpenDOAR — Directory of Open Access Repositories

Registered in the Jisc-maintained global directory of open access repositories. v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar
 

ResearchBib — Academic Resource Index

Indexed in the ResearchBib journal directory. journalseeker.researchbib.com
 

OAI-PMH Interoperability

GMJ supports the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), providing Dublin Core-compliant metadata for academic libraries, repositories, and indexing aggregators.
Endpoint: gmj.ge/index.php/pub/oai

Long-Term Digital Preservation

 

Multi-Layered Preservation Model

— Zenodo (CERN) — perpetual preservation of Phase 1 articles
— DataCite DOI registry — persistent identifiers for Phase 1 articles
— Crossref DOI registry — persistent identifiers from 9 April 2026, prefix 10.66636
— PKP Preservation Network (Open Journal Systems ecosystem)
— CLOCKSS — controlled digital dark archive at twelve globally distributed research library nodes
— LOCKSS-compatible archiving frameworks

Applications Submitted — Pending Decision

— DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals: doaj.org
— Jisc Open Policy Finder / SHERPA RoMEO (submitted May 2026): openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk
Status updates are published as evaluations progress.

Strategic Indexing Roadmap (2027+)

Subject to eligibility criteria and sustained publication stability, GMJ intends to apply to:

— PubMed Central (PMC): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc — Initial application submitted May 2026. NLM confirmed that a minimum two-year publication history is required for PMC participation. GMJ will reapply in January 2027 upon meeting this criterion.
— MEDLINE: nlm.nih.gov/medline
— NLM Catalog: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog
— Scopus: scopus.com
— Web of Science: mjl.clarivate.com
— EBSCO Discovery Service: ebsco.com/products/research-databases
— ProQuest: proquest.com
— Gale (Cengage): gale.com/databases
Applications will follow demonstration of sustained publication regularity, citation performance, XML technical compliance (JATS), and editorial maturity.

Digital Dissemination & Scholarly Outreach

 

Official Publication Platform & Mobile Access

gmj.ge — All articles published in full open access with DOI and structured metadata.
SheniEkimi is PHIG's medical media platform that hosts and syndicates GMJ articles for Georgian-language audiences, extending the scholarly reach of published research into clinical and public health practice settings: sheniekimi.ge/category/georgian-medical-journal
The SheniEkimi mobile application provides access to GMJ content on iOS and Android platforms. iOS: App Store · Android: Google Play · Telegram: t.me/SheniEkimi
 

GMJ Official Podcast (PHIG–GMJ Initiative)

Selected articles accompanied by scholarly audio commentaries on methodology, policy implications, clinical relevance, and educational context.
Spotify · Apple Podcasts · YouTube · Amazon Music · Castbox · Goodpods · Pocket Casts

Social & Academic Channels

X (Twitter) · Facebook · LinkedIn · Instagram · Substack · Bluesky
Used for publication announcements, visual abstracts, scholarly commentary, and public health communication. All communications adhere to international publication ethics and editorial independence standards.

Author Responsibilities for Discoverability

— Provide validated ORCID iDs: orcid.org
— Use precise, searchable titles
— Submit structured abstracts
— Provide 4–6 relevant keywords (MeSH where appropriate): meshb.nlm.nih.gov
— Include funding statements and grant identifiers
— Provide data availability statements with dataset DOIs where applicable

 

Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) · Published by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) · ISSN 3088-4322 · DOI prefix: 10.66636 · Open Access · CC BY 4.0 · editor@gmj.ge · gmj.ge