This guide provides a practical starting point. Final decisions should always be based on the current rules of the relevant university, journal, publisher or official database.
Clear journal identity
The journal name, ISSN, publisher, scope, frequency, contact details and editorial responsibility should be easy to locate.
Complete article pages
Each article page should provide title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, citation information, issue details, DOI when applicable and a stable PDF link.
Transparent policies
Peer review, ethics, plagiarism, licensing, copyright, corrections, withdrawal, complaints and archiving policies should be publicly available.
Technical discoverability
Readable URLs, metadata, structured data, sitemaps, canonical links and accessible HTML help scholars and search systems understand the site.