Information For Librarians

LIBRARY RESOURCES & CATALOGING

Information for Librarians

The Journal of Preventive and Integrated Medicine (JPIM) collaborates with university, medical college, and healthcare research libraries worldwide to support universal Open Access, continuous digital preservation, and automated bibliographic discovery.

Open Access (CC BY 4.0)

No subscription fees, institutional licenses, or paywalls for campus researchers, medical faculty, or students.

OAI-PMH Harvesting

Automated protocol for real-time metadata harvesting directly into library discovery layers and federated search engines.

Digital Archiving

Long-term scholarly preservation ensured through PKP Preservation Network (PN), Crossref DOIs, and LOCKSS/CLOCKSS.

1. Electronic Journal Holdings & Cataloging Integration

We encourage institutional and medical librarians to list the Journal of Preventive and Integrated Medicine (JPIM) in their institution’s electronic journal databases, A-to-Z directory portals, and online catalogs.

  • Unrestricted Campus Access: As a platinum-standard open-access journal, all volumes and issues are accessible without proxy authentication, EZproxy stanzas, or institutional IP configurations.
  • Persistent Citation Linking: Every manuscript receives an official Crossref Digital Object Identifier (DOI), ensuring stable persistent URLs that will never break in library bibliographic indices.
  • Automated OAI-PMH Endpoint: Libraries can automate Dublin Core (oai_dc) and JATS XML catalog ingestion using the standardized endpoint below.
Official OAI-PMH Base URL https://jpimjournal.in/index.php/jpim/oai

2. Open-Source Infrastructure & Library Liaison

JPIM operates on Open Journal Systems (OJS 3.4/3.5), developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP).

Librarians involved in campus publishing initiatives or institutional repository hosting are encouraged to explore the PKP community and publishing suite at pkp.sfu.ca/ojs.

Library Inquiries & Cataloging Support

For inquiries regarding discovery service integration, KBART lists, MARC records, or preservation status, please contact the editorial liaison desk:
Direct Desk: editor@jpimjournal.in