Indexing & discoverability

Current position

No IBIRC Press book is represented on this website as indexed in the Book Citation Index (BKCI). We do not claim a confirmed Clarivate partnership or guarantee future coverage.

Our intended approach

We aim to make scholarly books discoverable through accurate metadata, stable title pages and transparent publishing information. Confirmed coverage will be reported for individual titles, with evidence that readers can check. ISBNs, DOIs and charity registration do not themselves establish indexing.

Book Citation Index

Clarivate requires publishers to establish a partnership before submitting books for evaluation. It applies 18 book-selection criteria and prioritises English-language books and recent publication. Acceptance is independent and is not guaranteed by a publisher’s application.

Its criteria exclude books published in non-Roman alphabets. Adding an English abstract to an Arabic-script book does not establish eligibility. Our wider support for Arabic scholarship remains distinct from any prospective BKCI submission list.

Eligible scholarly book types differ from textbooks, unrevised dissertations and general-audience publications. A journal’s status does not establish book coverage.

Read Clarivate’s current book evaluation criteria before making a submission decision.

For authors

Assess a publishing proposal on its scholarly fit, review arrangements, contract and distribution plan. Do not rely on a promise of future indexing. We will state only confirmed title-level coverage and will correct inaccurate claims.