Identifiers, Archiving and Indexing
ORCID Policy
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ORCID Requirement JAPED requires all corresponding authors to provide their Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) at the time of manuscript submission. From Volume 11 (2026) onward, ORCIDs are required for all listed authors. ORCIDs must be provided in the format https://orcid.org/XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and will be displayed on all published articles. Authors without an ORCID may register free at https://orcid.org. ORCID collection supports accurate author attribution, reduces name ambiguity, and improves the discoverability of JAPED articles in international databases. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Policy
JAPED assigns DOIs to all published articles via CrossRef. DOIs provide permanent, globally resolvable links to published content and are required for reliable citation and indexing.
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DOI Requirement for References The inclusion of a DOI for all cited works — where a DOI exists — is a mandatory condition for publication at JAPED, effective from the current issue onward. Authors must verify that all DOIs are active and formatted as full hyperlinks (https://doi.org/XXXXXXXXXX) before submission. Manuscripts with incomplete DOI records will be returned for correction prior to peer review. |
Archiving and Long-Term Preservation
■ Portico: all content published in JAPED is archived by Portico, providing permanent dark-archive preservation against journal discontinuation or content loss.
■ EBSCO: JAPED is indexed by EBSCO, making its content discoverable through EBSCO's global database infrastructure.
■ AJOL: JAPED is registered with African Journals Online (AJOL), the continent's primary open-access journal platform.
Indexing and Discovery
JAPED is currently indexed or archived in:
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Index / Archive |
Status and URL |
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EBSCO |
Indexed — https://www.ebsco.com |
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Portico |
Archived (dark archive) — https://www.portico.org |
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African Journals Online (AJOL) |
Registered — https://www.ajol.info |
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Google Scholar |
Indexed |
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CrossRef (DOIs) |
Registered — https://www.crossref.org |
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COPE |
Membership application in progress |
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DOAJ |
Application in preparation |
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SciELO |
Application in preparation |