Indexing and Abstracting

Journal of Childhood Education is committed to enhancing the global visibility, accessibility, and academic impact of its published articles through inclusion in reputable abstracting and indexing databases. As an international scholarly journal focusing on early childhood education, pedagogy, child development, and educational practices, the journal continuously strengthens its editorial quality, ethical standards, and publication transparency to meet international indexing requirements.

Current Indexing and Abstracting Services

The journal is currently registered or in the process of registration with the following indexing and metadata services:

  • Crossref (DOI Registration and Metadata Linking)

  • Google Scholar

  • Garuda (Garba Rujukan Digital)

  • Dimensions

  • OpenAIRE

  • BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)

  • WorldCat

  • Semantic Scholar

  • ResearchGate (Metadata Visibility)

These platforms enhance discoverability and citation tracking, allowing published articles to reach researchers, educators, and policymakers worldwide.

International Indexing Development Roadmap

To align with international journal standards and increase scholarly impact, Journal of Childhood Education implements a progressive indexing strategy that includes preparation for inclusion in:

  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)

  • ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

  • EBSCO Education Source

  • ProQuest Education Database

  • Scilit

  • Scopus

  • Web of Science (Emerging Sources Citation Index)

The journal continuously improves editorial governance, peer review rigor, publication ethics, international authorship diversity, and citation quality as part of its long-term strategy toward Scopus-indexed status.

Abstracting Standards

All published articles include structured abstracts written in academic English to ensure compatibility with international databases. Abstracts emphasize theoretical contribution, research methodology, empirical findings, and practical implications in early childhood education. Metadata is optimized following international scholarly communication standards to support machine readability, citation indexing, and long-term digital preservation.

Digital Visibility and Preservation

To guarantee long-term accessibility and academic reliability, the journal adopts digital preservation practices and open-access dissemination policies. Metadata interoperability and DOI-based referencing ensure seamless integration with scholarly indexing ecosystems.