Standard Policies

1 Academic Identification and Authentication

The Journal of Islamic Studies (JOIS) implements internationally recognized identification and authentication systems to ensure the integrity, traceability, and credibility of scholarly publications.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Each published article is assigned a unique DOI to provide a persistent and stable digital link, ensuring long-term accessibility and reliable citation tracking.

ISSN / e-ISSN
The journal is registered with International Standard Serial Numbers for both print and electronic formats, enabling formal identification within global scholarly databases.

ORCID iD Integration
JOIS supports ORCID integration to accurately link authors with their scholarly outputs, prevent name ambiguity, and ensure proper attribution across academic platforms.

OpenID Connect Authentication
The journal utilizes OpenID Connect as a secure Single Sign-On authentication protocol, enabling authors and reviewers to access the submission system through trusted global identity providers.

2 Access, Metadata, and Discoverability Standards

JOIS adopts international publishing and metadata standards to enhance global accessibility, interoperability, and research discoverability.

Open Access Licensing
The journal operates under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, permitting unrestricted access, distribution, and reuse of published content with proper attribution.

Citation Standard Adoption
JOIS adopts the APA 7th Edition citation and referencing standard to ensure international consistency, citation accuracy, and indexing compatibility.

Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)
The journal supports the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), enabling repositories and academic search systems to collect and index journal metadata systematically.

XML Metadata Export
Structured XML metadata is implemented to facilitate machine readability, indexing, and integration with global scholarly databases.

Google Scholar Indexing
Published articles are indexed and discoverable through Google Scholar search systems, enhancing academic visibility and citation accessibility.

3 Indexing and Digital Preservation Status

JOIS makes its published articles available through ThaiJO 2.0. Indexing status and digital preservation arrangements should be described and verified separately.

Indexing Databases
Journal indexing status should be verified directly with each database.

Digital Preservation Status
According to the ThaiJO platform administrator, ThaiJO 2.0 makes operational backups once a month and retains them for three months. This is not long-term digital preservation.

JOIS is not currently enrolled in LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, or the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN). The journal will update this statement when a separate long-term preservation arrangement has been implemented and verified.