Indexing, Abstracting & Aggregation

The Journal of Food Innovation, Nutrition and Environmental Sciences (JFINES) is committed to improving the visibility, discoverability, accessibility, and long-term availability of the research it publishes.

The journal works to ensure that published articles are supported by accurate metadata, persistent identifiers where applicable, open-access availability, and discoverable article landing pages. These practices support indexing, abstracting, aggregation, citation, archiving, and responsible scholarly communication.

JFINES maintains this page to provide authors, readers, reviewers, librarians, and indexing services with accurate and up-to-date information on where the journal and its published content are indexed, listed, abstracted, harvested, or discoverable.

Current Indexing, Listing and Discoverability

JFINES is currently indexed, listed, harvested, or discoverable through the following platforms and services:

  • AJOL (African Journals Online)
  • BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
  • DOAJ - (Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • Dimensions
  • Google Scholar
  •  J-Gate  
  • Lens.org
  • Libkey
  • Semantic Scholar
  • Scilit
  • Scinapse
  • WorldCat

This list is reviewed and updated as the journal is accepted, listed, indexed, harvested, or made discoverable by additional services.

Where applicable, indexing and discoverability may depend on the policies, harvesting schedules, metadata requirements, and independent evaluation processes of each platform.

Metadata and Article Discoverability

JFINES supports article discoverability by maintaining article-level metadata and stable online access through the journal website. Published articles include bibliographic information such as article title, author names, affiliations, abstract, keywords, publication date, journal details, and DOI where applicable.

The journal continues to strengthen its metadata quality and technical publishing practices to support harvesting, indexing, citation linking, library discovery, and long-term access.

Authors are encouraged to provide complete and accurate metadata during submission, including:

  • full author names;
  • institutional affiliations;
  • ORCID iDs where available;
  • clear article titles;
  • informative abstracts;
  • relevant keywords;
  • funding information where applicable;
  • conflicts of interest statements;
  • data availability statements where applicable;
  • complete and accurate references.

Digital Preservation and Archiving

JFINES is committed to supporting the long-term accessibility and preservation of published scholarly content. The journal uses preservation and archiving mechanisms available through its publishing platform and other recognised services where applicable.

The journal continues to strengthen its archiving, preservation, metadata, and platform practices to support long-term access to the published scholarly record.

Future Indexing and Abstracting Development

JFINES continues to develop its editorial, technical, metadata, preservation, and publication practices in line with recognised standards for scholarly publishing.

The journal may seek evaluation by additional reputable indexing and abstracting services as it continues to build its publication history and strengthen its editorial processes. Future indexing development may include subject-specific and multidisciplinary services relevant to food science, nutrition, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, and sustainable food systems.

Inclusion in any indexing or abstracting database is subject to the independent evaluation criteria, timelines, technical requirements, and editorial decisions of the relevant service. JFINES does not guarantee acceptance into any specific database.

Commitment to Publishing Standards

JFINES recognises that indexing and abstracting services evaluate journals based on factors such as editorial quality, peer-review integrity, publication ethics, transparency, regularity of publication, article quality, metadata standards, citation practices, international relevance, website functionality, and long-term preservation.

The journal is therefore committed to:

  • maintaining a clear and relevant journal scope;
  • applying editorial screening and peer review;
  • publishing original and ethically conducted research;
  • ensuring transparency in APCs, copyright, licensing, and editorial policies;
  • maintaining accurate journal and article metadata;
  • improving article discoverability and citation linking;
  • supporting long-term content preservation;
  • keeping indexing information accurate and up to date;
  • avoiding misleading claims about indexing or impact.

Notes for Authors

Authors should note that indexing, abstracting, and discoverability may vary by platform. Some services index the journal title, while others index individual articles or harvest article metadata. The appearance of a newly published article in external platforms may take time and depends on the policies and update schedules of each service.

Authors can improve the discoverability of their work by providing accurate metadata, using informative titles and abstracts, selecting relevant keywords, including ORCID iDs, and citing sources accurately.

For questions about indexing, abstracting, aggregation, or article discoverability, authors may contact the editorial office.