Indexing and Abstracting
Al-Qamar maintains verified recognition records, metadata services, directory listings, discovery profiles, and indexing-related academic visibility through national and international scholarly platforms. The journal is committed to strengthening its academic presence through reliable metadata, transparent article records, research identity support, DOI-based identification, digital discoverability, and continuous improvement of scholarly publishing standards.
Recognition and Registration
Al-Qamar is registered with the ISSN Portal, the international serial registration authority responsible for the identification and registration of serial publications. The ISSN record supports the formal identity of the journal as a continuing scholarly publication and provides an internationally recognized reference for its print and online publication details.
Al-Qamar is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in Y Category. The journal has maintained HEC Y Category recognition for five consecutive years, reflecting its national academic standing and its role as a recognized scholarly platform for researchers, authors, reviewers, academic institutions, and contributors in Islamic Studies and related disciplines.
Metadata and Research Identity Services
Al-Qamar uses Crossref for DOI registration and scholarly metadata services. Crossref supports persistent article identification, citation linking, metadata deposit, reference linking, and long-term discoverability of scholarly content. Through DOI-based records, Al-Qamar strengthens the visibility, traceability, and citation accuracy of its published articles.
The journal also supports ORCID as a researcher identity and author identification service. ORCID helps authors maintain accurate researcher profiles and supports proper author disambiguation, especially where names, affiliations, or publication records may overlap. This improves the accuracy of author records and supports responsible scholarly communication.
Al-Qamar operates through Open Journal Systems, a journal publishing and metadata management platform widely used in academic publishing. OJS supports manuscript submission, editorial workflow, peer-review management, article publication, issue management, indexing metadata, and long-term online accessibility of journal content.
The journal also maintains DOI and article-level metadata through its official article pages. These records support persistent identification, citation accuracy, indexing readiness, article discovery, and improved digital access to published research.
Directory Listings and Discovery Platforms
Al-Qamar is discoverable through Google Scholar, a scholarly search and discovery platform that helps researchers, students, and academic institutions locate journal articles available on the web. Google Scholar visibility improves the reach of published articles and supports wider academic discovery of the journal’s research content.
The journal is listed with Asian Research Index, a journal directory and discovery platform that supports the visibility of academic journals and research publications. This listing contributes to the regional and international discoverability of Al-Qamar and provides an additional access point for researchers seeking scholarly work in Islamic Studies and related fields.
Al-Qamar is also listed with Eurasian Scientific Journal Index, a journal indexing and directory platform that provides academic visibility and access to scholarly journals across different fields. This presence supports the journal’s international academic profile and helps increase its discoverability among researchers, institutions, and academic readers.
The journal is included in ResearchBib / Academic Resource Index, an academic resource and journal directory platform that supports the listing and discovery of scholarly publications. This inclusion strengthens Al-Qamar’s online academic presence and provides another recognized platform through which researchers and institutions may locate the journal.
Al-Qamar is also listed with IP Indexing, a journal indexing and directory platform that provides academic visibility and journal discovery services. This listing supports the journal’s broader digital presence and assists researchers in identifying its publication profile, subject coverage, and scholarly scope.
The journal website also maintains a sitemap for the discovery of journal pages, issue records, article pages, and publication content. The sitemap supports search-engine visibility, article discovery, digital accessibility, and organized retrieval of journal records.
Academic Visibility and Indexing Development
Al-Qamar is continuously developing its international academic visibility through improved metadata quality, editorial transparency, peer-review documentation, citation accuracy, publication ethics, article presentation, DOI-based article records, and long-term digital accessibility. The journal is focused on strengthening its standards in Islamic Studies, religious studies, humanities, social sciences, law, history, civilization, ethics, and contemporary Muslim society.
The journal’s indexing-development efforts include improvement of technical quality, editorial quality, publication regularity, article metadata, citation standards, author information, reviewer transparency, publication ethics, international discoverability, and compliance with recognized standards of scholarly publishing.
Al-Qamar aims to develop a stronger global academic presence through responsible publishing, open access, peer review, reliable metadata, DOI-based article identification, transparent journal policies, and continuous development of article-level records. These efforts support the journal’s long-term academic visibility, national recognition, and international scholarly reach.
Indexing and Metadata Correspondence
For questions related to indexing, abstracting, recognition records, metadata services, DOI records, directory profiles, sitemap, OAI-PMH, or correction of third-party database information, correspondence may be directed to the Indexing and Metadata Office, Al-Qamar Islamic Research Institute, 60-D Block, Marghazar Colony, Multan Road, Lahore, 54500, Pakistan.
Email: indexing@publications.aqiri.org
Alternative Email: info@publications.aqiri.org
Al-Qamar aims to maintain accurate, transparent, and verifiable information about its indexing, recognition, metadata services, directory listings, discovery platforms, and academic visibility records.
