Building a Transparent Network for Scholarly Discovery
BIBNEX is a bibliographic network designed to improve the discovery of scholarly journals and research articles while providing structured bibliographic, citation and journal-monitoring information.
What is BIBNEX?
BIBNEX is a scholarly bibliographic and discovery platform developed to organize information about academic journals, research articles, DOI metadata and citation activity.
The platform provides researchers with a structured environment for discovering scholarly publications while enabling participating journal publishers to manage article metadata and monitor important journal-level indicators.
BIBNEX brings journal discovery, bibliographic indexing, citation intelligence and continuous monitoring together within a single platform.
BIBNEX at a Glance
Journal Discovery
Search and discover journals using structured bibliographic information.
Article Indexing
Organize and expose searchable metadata for scholarly articles.
Citation Intelligence
Provide citation-related information and bibliographic insights for indexed content.
Journal Monitoring
Continuously assess selected journal indicators rather than relying only on a one-time evaluation.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve the discoverability, transparency and accessibility of scholarly information by developing a structured bibliographic network that connects journals, research articles, publishers, DOI metadata, citations and journal-quality indicators.
Principles Behind BIBNEX
BIBNEX is being developed around transparency, discoverability and continuous evaluation.
Transparency
Journal information and relevant indicators should be presented clearly and meaningfully to researchers and publishers.
Structured Evaluation
Journal applications can be reviewed using defined evaluation criteria rather than automatic inclusion.
Continuous Monitoring
Important journal indicators can continue to be monitored after initial acceptance.
Scholarly Discovery
Structured metadata helps researchers discover journals and scholarly articles more efficiently.
How Journal Inclusion Works
BIBNEX uses a staged submission and evaluation workflow before ongoing journal monitoring.
Registration
A publisher or authorized journal representative creates a BIBNEX account.
Application
Journal information, publishing details and relevant metadata are submitted for evaluation.
Evaluation
The submitted journal is evaluated against applicable BIBNEX inclusion criteria.
Monitoring
Accepted journals can be continuously monitored for selected publishing and quality indicators.
Academics Achievers Education and Research Foundation
BIBNEX — The Global Bibliographic Network is published and managed by Academics Achievers Education and Research Foundation, with a focus on scholarly communication, research discoverability and academic information services.
Important Information
Inclusion in BIBNEX represents inclusion within the BIBNEX bibliographic network according to its own applicable policies and evaluation procedures. BIBNEX is an independent bibliographic platform and inclusion should not be interpreted as indexing or endorsement by any other indexing database, organization or accreditation body.