An Evaluation of the Websites of Scientific Journals of Philosophy based on Indexing Standards of International Information and Citation Databases

The purpose of this article is to study the level of consideration afforded to indexing standards of reliable international databases by Persian philosophical journals. In this research, forty-one websites of Persian philosophical journals which are published under the supervision of the Committee of Scientific Journals have been reviewed based on the main indexing standards of journals in reliable international databases. The results of this study showed that twenty-six percent of journals have a DOI code, twelve percent possess a Creative Commons permit and only the Journal of Philosophy and Theology published by Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is part of the International Committee on Publication Ethics. Despite the importance of the ethical and legal aspects of the journals, this area was very weak; generalization and presentation of incomplete information are the most important defects of websites of philosophical journals. The topic-wise indexing of philosophical journals in reliable general and specialized international databases was very weak and the limited numbers that are present in international indexing have not been properly presented to the viewers in the journal's websites. Altogether, the Journal of Philosophical-Theological Research of Qum University – with the exception of the foreign articles section and international members in the Editorial Board – has the required readiness in other areas for being indexed in reliable international databases as compared to other Persian philosophical journals.