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This page outlines how articles published in the Archives of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (APPS) are indexed, discoverable, and preserved, referencing the journal’s official indexing page and related policy statements.

Primary source: APPS — Indexing.

Where APPS is Indexed / Listed

According to the journal’s indexing page, APPS is registered or visible on scholarly discovery and evaluation platforms that enhance article visibility and citation tracking. Indexing/registration improves how libraries, search engines, and research tools surface and evaluate the journal’s content for readers worldwide.

Discovery & Search Engines

  • Google Scholar — facilitates citation tracking and full-text discovery.
  • BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) — harvests scholarly web resources.
  • CORE — aggregates open access research outputs for text/data mining.

Evaluation & Directories

  • Index Copernicus — journal database with ICV display on site header.
  • OpenAIRE / repository aggregators — improve funder compliance and discovery (where applicable).
  • Crossref — DOI registration and metadata propagation to partner services.

How indexing helps your article: Accurate metadata (authors, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, keywords, funding) submitted during manuscript upload ensures your work is discoverable across these services. After publication, citations are tracked by discovery tools and can appear in profiles you maintain (e.g., Google Scholar).

Confirmation and examples are listed on the journal’s indexing page: /indexing.

Persistent Identifiers & Metadata Quality

Every published article receives a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) via Crossref. DOIs ensure a permanent, citable link to the version of record. When APPS deposits article metadata with Crossref, that metadata is disseminated to scholarly services (e.g., reference managers, search engines) to improve interoperability and discovery.

  • Complete author metadata: Include middle initials (if required), affiliations with city/country, and ORCID iDs.
  • Funding metadata: List funders and grant numbers exactly as awarded to support Crossref Funder Registry linking.
  • References: Provide DOIs for cited items when available to facilitate reference linking.

Crossref registration is stated on journal pages (APC/Policies) and implicit in DOI display on articles; discovery effects are reflected in the Indexing page.

Archiving & Digital Preservation

Long-term access to the scholarly record is a key commitment. The publisher’s journals (including APPS) describe their archiving and repository practices through site policy pages. Preservation services ensure that content remains accessible even if the journal website experiences downtime or platform transitions.

  • Third-party preservation services — participation enables dark and/or bright archives for continued access.
  • OAI-PMH compatibility — where configured, enables metadata harvesting by indexers and libraries via standard endpoints.
  • Author self-archiving — as per Licensing/Open Access pages, authors may deposit versions in institutional or subject repositories according to CC BY 4.0 terms.

Repository posting: Authors are encouraged to deposit accepted or published versions in institutional repositories, data repositories, or preprint servers in line with the journal’s Open Access and Licensing pages.

How Authors Can Maximize Discoverability

Before Submission

  • Choose a concise, information-rich title and 5–8 keywords aligned with the journal’s scope.
  • Use consistent author names across your publications and link an ORCID iD in your submission profile.
  • Structure abstracts with objectives, methods, results, and implications for practice or development.

After Publication

  • Deposit data, code, and materials in trusted repositories and cite them formally to increase reuse.
  • Update researcher profiles (Google Scholar, ORCID, institutional pages) with the article DOI.
  • Share responsibly via scholarly networks, following institutional and funder guidelines.

These practices complement the services listed on the Indexing page and improve retrieval in search engines and aggregators.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my paper appear in Google Scholar?

Articles are discoverable in Google Scholar through the journal’s open web presence and metadata. Ensure your PDF and HTML are compliant (clear titles, author lines, references) to aid parsing by Google Scholar.

How do DOIs affect citations?

DOIs provide persistent links and support reference linking across publishers and databases, improving citation accuracy and long-term retrievability.

Does APPS support repository deposits?

Yes. The Licensing/Open Access pages explain that articles are published under CC BY 4.0, which supports broad sharing and repository deposits with attribution to the original source.

Contact the Editorial Office

For questions about indexing, corrections to metadata, or repository needs, contact:

View Indexing Page (Source) Open Access Policy Licensing Policy