GMJ is committed to high discoverability of all published content. We assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), publish under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), and expose machine-readable metadata to ensure that articles are findable, citable, and reusable across scholarly platforms.
Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
All citable items are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through Zenodo, which is operated by CERN and supported by the European Commission. DOIs are minted via DataCite, ensuring persistent identifiers, reliable linking, long-term preservation, and international interoperability.
Google/Google Scholar discoverability. As an open-access journal with structured metadata, GMJ content is optimized for crawling by Google and Google Scholar.
Metadata exposure. Article pages include standard bibliographic fields (title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, references, licence) to support harvesting by search engines and scholarly tools.
Open protocols. GMJ supports standard interoperability (e.g., OAI-PMH and common metadata schemas such as Dublin Core/Crossref) to facilitate indexing by libraries and repository networks.
Long-term preservation. Content is preserved via community archiving services (e.g., PKP Preservation Network/LOCKSS/CLOCKSS or equivalent), ensuring persistent access for indexers.
GMJ is actively expanding its indexing footprint. Target services include (as applicable to journal scope and eligibility rules):
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
PubMed Central (PMC) / MEDLINE (for biomedical content)
Scopus and Web of Science
EBSCO, ProQuest, Gale
Dimensions, Semantic Scholar, OpenAIRE, BASE, ROAD (ISSN Portal)
Status updates will be posted here as each application progresses.
Greater visibility & impact. Broad indexing increases readership and the likelihood of citations.
Reliable citation links. DOIs ensure persistent linking in reference managers and databases.
Compliance support. Open licensing (CC BY 4.0) and immediate availability help meet funder and institutional mandates.
Provide accurate ORCID iDs for all authors.
Use specific, searchable titles and 4–6 keywords (MeSH or equivalent where relevant).
Include clear abstracts with key terms early in the text.
Cite current, relevant literature and add funding information (funder name and grant number).
Ensure that data/code repositories include DOIs and are linked in the article’s Data Availability statement.
For indexing inquiries or to request metadata corrections, contact editor@gmj.ge.
A new scientific commentary published in the Georgian Medical Journal examines the ethical and legal foundations for including critically ill patients in clinical research. The article is based on international standards and the Georgian regulatory context and is available in English with a DOI.
An overview of the evolution of ISO 15189—from a technical laboratory standard to a foundation of patient safety and health system trust—highlighting the roles of international organisations, WHO, and modern accreditation frameworks.
