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Georgian Medical Journal Indexing, Discoverability & Global Integration |
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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.
Published GMJ scholarly content is openly available under CC BY 4.0 and receives persistent Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), as applicable. GMJ participates in and is discoverable through a range of scholarly identifier, metadata, repository, catalogue, and discovery services. Discovery, directory listing, repository deposit, and formal citation-index inclusion are different statuses and are identified separately below. GMJ does not claim inclusion in Scopus or the Web of Science Core Collection unless and until the relevant service confirms acceptance.
Persistent Identifiers — ISSN & DOI Registration
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Online ISSN: 3088-4322 |
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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. |
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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), supporting persistent linking, metadata exchange, citation discovery, and interoperability with scholarly services. |
Current Discovery, Metadata, Repository & Directory Services
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Google Scholar GMJ content is discoverable through scholar.google.com. Structured citation metadata is embedded at article level to facilitate automated citation harvesting. |
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OpenAlex OpenAlex Source ID: S4400745101. Metadata are supplied through scholarly infrastructure including Crossref. |
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BASE — Bielefeld Academic Search Engine Bielefeld University Library, Germany. base-search.net |
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Scilit — Scientific Literature Database (MDPI) Auto-indexed via Crossref. scilit.net |
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CORE — COnnecting REpositories (Jisc) UK-based open access aggregator. GMJ registered as data provider via OAI-PMH. core.ac.uk |
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The Lens Free global scholarly infrastructure by Cambia. GMJ records are discoverable through scholarly metadata supplied via Crossref. lens.org |
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OpenAIRE — European Open Science Infrastructure Harvested via Zenodo deposit (Phase 1) and Crossref metadata (Phase 2). explore.openaire.eu |
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ERIH+ — European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. kanalregister.hkdir.no/erihplus |
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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 |
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ASCI — Asian Science Citation Index Listed/approved according to the service record. Publisher: Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). ascidatabase.com |
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ISIndexing — International Scientific Indexing Listed according to the service record. isindexing.com |
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Index Copernicus — ICI Journals Master List Included in the ICI Journals Master List. Journal ID: 136194. journals.indexcopernicus.com |
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EuroPub — European Publication Directory Listed in the EuroPub academic journal directory. europub.co.uk |
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Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation Structured knowledge entry in English and Georgian. Wikidata ID: Q139780287. Feeds Google Knowledge Graph, OpenAlex, and Wikipedia. |
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Zenodo — CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research All Phase 1 articles deposited and preserved. Zenodo community: gmj. zenodo.org/communities/gmj |
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OpenDOAR — Directory of Open Access Repositories Registered in the Jisc-maintained global directory of open access repositories. v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar |
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ResearchBib — Academic Resource Index Indexed in the ResearchBib journal directory. journalseeker.researchbib.com |
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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. |
Long-Term Digital Preservation
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Multi-Layered Preservation Model — Zenodo (CERN) — perpetual preservation of Phase 1 articles |
Applications and Evaluations in Progress
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Web of Science — journal evaluation is in progress. This does not constitute inclusion in the Web of Science Core Collection. |
Future Indexing Development
Subject to each service's eligibility criteria, technical requirements, and independent evaluation, GMJ will continue developing eligibility for major biomedical and library databases and discovery platforms.
Potential future or renewed applications may include PubMed Central (PMC), MEDLINE, NLM Catalog, EBSCO, ProQuest, and Gale. Any application, evaluation, or acceptance will be reported here only after the relevant status can be documented. Planned applications must not be interpreted as current indexing.
Digital Dissemination & Scholarly Outreach
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Official Publication Platform & Mobile Access gmj.ge — All articles published in full open access with DOI and structured metadata. |
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GMJ Official Podcast (PHIG–GMJ Initiative) Selected articles accompanied by scholarly audio commentaries on methodology, policy implications, clinical relevance, and educational context. |
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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
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The Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) has been accepted for inclusion in the Scientific Journal Impact Factor (SJIF) Journals Master List and is currently undergoing evaluation for the SJIF 2026 Impact Factor.
The Georgian Medical Journal has published its Preprint Policy, effective 28 May 2026. GMJ formally accepts manuscripts previously posted on recognised preprint servers including medRxiv, bioRxiv, Preprints.org, OSF Preprints, SSRN, and Research Square. Preprint posting does not constitute prior publication, consistent with ICMJE and COPE recommendations. Authors must disclose any preprint DOI at submission. Read the full policy: https://gmj.ge/index.php/pub/preprint-policy
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