Metadata Policy

Nation State: Journal of International Studies is committed to upholding high standards in the management and dissemination of article metadata to enhance discoverability, citation tracking, and long-term digital preservation.

Each article published in Nation State: Journal of International Studies is assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) through CrossRef, ensuring persistent linking and reliable referencing. Key metadata elements—including the article title, author names and affiliations, abstract, keywords, references, publication date, and licensing information—are systematically collected, curated, and deposited into national and international indexing databases and scholarly repositories.