Strategic compliance audits and application dossiers to secure journal indexing in Scopus, Web of Science (ESCI), DOAJ, PubMed Central, and regional databases.
Indexing in Scopus or Web of Science transforms an academic journal—exponentially boosting submission volumes, international readership, and institutional prestige. However, rejection by evaluation boards like Elsevier's CSAB triggers mandatory 2-to-5 year embargo periods during which reapplication is blocked.
At IJRDO, our indexing consultants evaluate your journal through the eyes of evaluation board members. We benchmark your published issues against formal criteria: international diversity of authors and editors, publication timeliness, peer review rigor, and citation trajectories—ensuring you apply only when guaranteed to succeed.
Preparation for the Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB): citation tracking, peer-review transparency, and diversity.
Evaluation against the 24 quality criteria and 4 impact criteria required for Web of Science Core Collection indexing.
Open access best practices: CC-BY licensing, copyright retention policies, and transparent author fee disclosures.
Scientific quality and NLM JATS XML compliance for biomedical, healthcare, and clinical journals.
We conduct a comprehensive gap analysis report detailing actionable improvements needed prior to filing your application—eliminating common triggers for multi-year embargo penalties.
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