indexing & identifiers

The International Journal of Advanced Fertility and Reproductive Sciences is committed to improving the visibility, accessibility, discoverability, and long-term identification of its published research. The journal seeks inclusion in recognized scholarly databases and maintains appropriate persistent identifiers to support accurate citation and academic communication.

ISSN
The International Standard Serial Number is the unique identifier assigned to the journal for identification in libraries, databases, catalogs, and scholarly publishing systems. The journal's official International Standard Serial Number should be displayed once it has been assigned and confirmed by the relevant authority.

DOI
A Digital Object Identifier provides a permanent and unique identifier for individual published articles. Digital Object Identifiers help readers locate, cite, and access published research reliably and support accurate linking across scholarly communication systems.

Abstracting and Indexing
The journal aims to increase the discoverability of its published research through recognized abstracting and indexing databases, scholarly search platforms, and relevant academic information services. Confirmed indexing services should be listed and updated by the publisher as the journal receives official inclusion.

ORCID
The journal encourages authors and reviewers to use Open Researcher and Contributor Identification identifiers. These identifiers provide researchers with a unique persistent identity and help distinguish authors with similar names while accurately connecting researchers with their publications and professional contributions.

OpenAlex
OpenAlex is an open scholarly information system that connects research outputs, authors, institutions, journals, and citations. The journal supports accurate bibliographic representation and discoverability through scholarly systems such as OpenAlex as relevant publication metadata becomes available.

The journal is committed to maintaining accurate bibliographic information and updating its indexing and identifier details as official registrations, database inclusions, and scholarly metadata become available.