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Why is a journal not indexed in PubMed?
Answer: For an article to be found in PubMed, the journal that has published the article should be indexed in Medline. If the journal is not indexed in Medline, the published article will not be found on PubMed. Based on the journal indexing of Edorium journals, none of the journals are indexed in Medline.An important way to identify the biodata of a journal is by checking the details on the National Library of Medicine (NLM) catalog. There are a few predatory journals that are PubMed indexed, but not Medline indexed. Medline indexing is the most trusted way and gives a non-predatory identity to a journal.The following criteria are considered when evaluating a suspected journal:

  1. Integrity. The same article appears in more than one journal.
  2. Peer Review. No editor or editorial board listed on the journal's website at all.
  3. Website.
  4. Publication Practices.
  5. Indexing & Metrics.
  6. Fees.
  7. Access & Copyright.
  8. Business Practices.

What if a journal is not indexed : Indexing is a critical step in the publication process, as it ensures that a paper becomes discoverable and accessible to a wider audience. Papers that are not indexed are often overlooked by researchers and may not contribute significantly to the academic discourse in a particular field.

Why my articles are not getting indexed

Technical issues with a website can lead to pages not getting indexed on Google Search Console. These issues include problems with crawling and indexing, restrictions set in the robots. txt file, and incorrect use of the "noindex" directive. Broken internal links and inaccessible pages also contribute to the problem.

How predatory journals leak into PubMed : Predatory journals often register journal names very similar to established legitimate journals and may not be recognized as fraudulent. As a result, open-access journals that do not qualify for inclusion may be indexed in PubMed Central and subsequently “leak” into the PubMed database.

Ways to Identify Predatory Journals

  1. Rapid publication is promised.
  2. The homepage language targets authors.
  3. The journal does not have clear policies on retraction, corrections/errata, or plagiarism (see the ICMJE Recommendations for more detailed discussion about best practices)


A URL can have one of the following statuses: Not indexed: The URL is not indexed, either because of an indexing error, or because of a legitimate reason (for example, if the page is blocked from indexing by your robots. txt file, or is a duplicate page).

How long does it take for an article to be indexed in PubMed

Article citations done by automated indexing are generally completed within 1 day of receipt in our indexing system and appear as indexed for MEDLINE in PubMed the following day. Again, this does not account for any time the citation may have spent in bibliographic data review.Ways to Identify Predatory Journals

  • Rapid publication is promised.
  • The homepage language targets authors.
  • The journal does not have clear policies on retraction, corrections/errata, or plagiarism (see the ICMJE Recommendations for more detailed discussion about best practices)

PubMed is a free and publicly available resource provided by the US National Library of Medicine. It covers the biomedical literature and, as the free version of MEDLINE, is highly authoritative.

journals published by charity motived publishers with no cost to authors and readers is called non-predatory journals.

Why would a page not be indexed : Status. A URL can have one of the following statuses: Not indexed: The URL is not indexed, either because of an indexing error, or because of a legitimate reason (for example, if the page is blocked from indexing by your robots. txt file, or is a duplicate page).

How do I get my journal indexed on PubMed : Information required for assessment

  1. The publication must have a title and an ISSN.
  2. Date of first publication and frequency of publication.
  3. Journal's URL.
  4. The journal's website must include: an editorial committee, an editorial policy, a peer review process and an ethics statement.
  5. Name and publisher details.

How do you know if a journal is predatory or not

If you receive unnecessary emails from an unknown or unfamiliar Journal asking for submission of your research. And promising you quick publication. It can certainly be a predatory Journal. Another

The following are positive indicators that a journal or publisher is not predatory:

  1. Scope of the journal is well-defined and clearly stated.
  2. Journal's primary audience is researchers/practitioners.
  3. Editor, editorial board are recognized experts in the field.

Pros and Cons: Disadvantages of using PubMed:

It does not necessarily contain links to full-text, and you might have to use Primo Search to track down the full item.

What is better than PubMed : PubMed focuses mainly on medicine and biomedical sciences, whereas Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar cover most scientific fields. Web of Science covers the oldest publications, because its indexed and archived records go back to 1900.