An article's longevity and citability depend on persistent identifiers and standard metadata. (Part III)
Introduction
This review covers a platform's discoverability infrastructure: persistent identifiers (DOI), standard metadata formats and machine-readable feeds; each article is tied to a persistent identity shown in its colophon.
Method and Design
The platform exports metadata in standard formats so indexing services can harvest content automatically.
Discussion
Structured citation data is embedded in the article page for search engines and reference managers.
Sitemaps and feeds make new publications quickly discoverable, updating automatically on publication.
Open-access policies are configurable per issue, fully open or opening on a date.
Conclusion
Discoverability is thus an integrated infrastructure preserving identity throughout an article's life.
This part demonstrates the platform's approach on a concrete journal example; the aim is to meet the complex requirements of scholarly publishing with a simple, sustainable architecture. Future work will examine how the model behaves at larger scale and across disciplines.